Satisfaction and True Peace
07/06/09 20:46 Filed in: Psalms
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...
EN41 Polluted Heart Spillage
01/02/07 13:53 Filed in: Matthew
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
It was pretty shocking to see how open people were on TV about stealing stuff from the Napoli that wasn't theirs. It was a bit like the scenes of looting during Katrina in the sense that it was in broad daylight and there was an atmosphere of 'normal rules don't apply'.
This strip is linking two ideas 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...
EN30 Where Cartoonists Fear to Tread
01/03/06 13:52 Filed in: Acts
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
I really like this one. The Muslim cartoon protests were hitting the headlines big time. One of the things about doing this strip is that there are sometimes easy targets and then less obvious ones. The end example is something I am pleased with because it doesn't do the obvious thing of criticising Muslims - it goes one better (in my view) and asks the question what is sacred to the secularists?
Fundamental to the whole event is the attitude of the secular press toward sacred beliefs, and I wanted to turn the tables.
My favourite bit is the caps lock gag. Thanks to the editorial assistance from John Batchelor who was a good mate to us at the time. Man can he laugh.
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...
EN23 The Hour of Darkness
01/07/05 13:51 Filed in: Colossians
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
7/7, as it is referred to, was yet another defining moment in our shifting culture. I reflected on the parallel steps of the bomber and Jesus, how they both involved death, both were puzzling, and yet had such dramatically different consequences for anyone connected.
Flippancy is something to be avoided with this material, and I think it manages to do that. A lot of the time these strips require you to compare parallel compositions or scan repetitive elements. This one uses that device.
EN20 Strictly Politics Fever
01/05/05 13:51 Filed in: 1 Samuel
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
There is a classic bit in the selected Bible passage where the distinction between human and divine perception is made. God judges the heart, man judges appearance. I felt that there were some pretty obvious connections between the general election and strictly come dancing. I think that there is as much a comment being made on people who vote as well as the people trying to get the vote.
I got a version of this published on the channel 4 news site.
EN18 The New Ten Commands
01/03/05 13:50 Filed in: Romans
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Jon Snow presented this really interesting show called 'The New 10 Commandments' on channel 4. Apart from a total misunderstanding of what the 10 commandments actually are, it provided an interesting perspective into what people value in todays ideological climate. The strip explains itself - relativism is notoriously interchangeable - commandments voted in by the public aren't commandments - they are options.
Interestingly the number one command was based on a story of christian forgiveness, but this link wasn't reinforced.
EN18 The New Ten Commands
01/03/05 13:50 Filed in: Romans
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Jon Snow presented this really interesting show called 'The New 10 Commandments' on channel 4. Apart from a total misunderstanding of what the 10 commandments actually are, it provided an interesting perspective into what people value in todays ideological climate. The strip explains itself - relativism is notoriously interchangeable - commandments voted in by the public aren't commandments - they are options.
Interestingly the number one command was based on a story of christian forgiveness, but this link wasn't reinforced.
EN17 The Dividing Aisle of Hostility
01/02/05 13:50 Filed in: Ephesians
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
It is interesting how easy it is to legitimise snobbery. The 'chav' term had become far too regular among some christian acquaintances of mine and I wanted to draw a link with the story of the tax collector and the pharisee. Acceptance regardless of who you are is a priority for christians.
