EN77 Worldly/Heavenly Wisdom
04/03/10 19:34 Filed in: Matthew
EN70 Remedy Delivery
30/07/09 15:35 Filed in: 2 Corinthians
Although the 2 Corinthians 4 text is quoted at length within the cartoon it helps to see the whole thing here.
Although it took a while to draw, this piece came fairly quickly to me when I heard someone at our local church talking about signing up to become 'flu-friends' and assist collecting Tamiflu in the local community when people are incapacitated.
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EN51 Death is Nothing for Gamers.
01/01/08 13:54 Filed in: Romans
EN46 Our days in His hands
01/07/07 13:53 Filed in: Psalms
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Apologies for no extra text. I have just fractured my elbow and typing is not as easy as it was.
EN43 Son-shield
01/04/07 13:53 Filed in: 1 John
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Danny Boyle has made a few really decent films. His latest movie is the basis for this one. Read More...
EN40 Saddam's Execution
01/01/07 13:53 Filed in: Revelation
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
When Saddam was hanged it was shocking to me for a couple of reasons: firstly it happened so quickly, and secondly there was footage of it on youtube. Read More...
EN38 The Adoption Process
01/11/06 13:53 Filed in: 1 Peter
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
This one was related to the whole Madonna/celebrity adoption fiasco that hit the headlines. Can a celebrity bypass correct protocols and take a child from africa? Isn't it in fact a compassionate move to share their lives with those less fortunate? Is it right to remove a child from his/her home situation and place them in the ultra-consumerist setting of a celebrity home?
The debates are many, but I wanted to use this situation to Read More...
EN35 Safety in Numbers
22/08/06 13:52 Filed in: Matthew
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Prejudice among trained professionals is something that is always shocking and hard to cope with especially when it is something highly personal that is at stake. This is a generalised reflection based on something I had heard from the lips of someone who should really have known better. The person in question had expressed the view that if you are a christian you are too narrow and should revise your 'wrong' ideas as soon as possible.
The composition aims to link the downward despondency of the christian in the tunnel with the security of the crowd before heading for the damning conclusion.
Christians can be guilty of smugness about the end of this life and it's terrible consequences before God. I wanted to portray the christian here as I think true believers will be at the end - surprise at just how sunny things are going to be. If we really knew how good it was going to be it wouldn't be a faith thing would it? I am looking forward to being surprised at just how great things are going to be.
EN27 Bowled Over
01/12/05 13:51 Filed in: Matthew
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
This one had something to do with reflecting on retirement issues. I think that that there may have been some pensions related stuff in the news and I wanted to handle it obliquely. I didn't really feel confident dealing with it head-on but this taps into the general idea of what you are ultimately basing your security and hopes on. I think that the Bible text (above) is the best explanation here, so I won't waste my shallow breath.
Occasionally I have departed from the regular format and gone for something almost parentless. The main idea is to establish the window discussion before revealling their ultimate fate and blindness to the impending hit.
I really dislike bowling and when I go I usually look for some creative way to avoid actually playing it - like writing stupid things on the scorecard, or throwing in the most anti-competitive way possible. Once I went to a place that had a speedometer display so I was overjoyed to be aiming for the slowest throw ever. It was hilarious. I find bowling alleys very depressing because they usually have unhealthy food. I don't like the shoes either...
EN26 Bird Flu
The Bible epilogue text can be found here and here and again here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Avian Flu had become a hot topic in the news and I wanted to do a simple connection with what the Bible refers to as 'sin'.
'What's the worst that could happen' is from the Doctor Pepper adverts that had been showing. Usually some person would say it and then the worst thing would literally happen - TV coverage of their trousers falling down or something worse. Very funny. Tony Waghorn was very helpful in assisting me on refining this one.
The 'Long Lost Lorne Roaders' refers to Kathy and Alexa who went out on a limb a few years ago to show me what a pig I can be. Good friends aren't just about flattery, and any progress as a christian needs caring people who can help point out your flaws in a compassionate manner.
On a sort-of related point, I once did the dance from 'Seven Brides' in the shared student kitchen we had in Leicester and our landlady (called Mrs Tossar) had to come and get the handle glued back on the cooker after I'd accidently kicked it off during my choreographed frenzy...
