Anybody who thought it was a silent night has never been in a barn.
God works in mysterious ways. I have found it funny He would use shepherds to begin the birth announcements. But He always has a way of making things interesting. Merry Christmas.
I was at a work luncheon and Santa Claus showed up. He was roasting some key employees because they've been naughty this year.
It has been warm for an Indiana Christmas. I was able to put the Christmas lights on the house and wear a short-sleeve shirt. This time, my kids didn't have to wait for me. You know how impatient they get!
The word for this week at Illustration Friday is "mask." I was thinking about all the masking that goes on during the holidays. This is straight out of the old sketchbook.
Monsters says, "The great thing about being a monster around Christmas is it's the one day I can wear a red outfit with my green skin."
This week, I saw a traffic jam on our local freeway. I thought about how this affects the Christmas spirit.
"We prefer a low overhead."
Here is my version of "might", in a digital style. I still waffle over what is better: organic color pencils or the digitized twenty-first century!
This is a sketch based a project I was doing at Warner Press. It is from the story of Jonah.
There is word the Zune isn't doing so hot.
Well it's time to hear those Christmas songs and carols over and over again. The radio has gotten a head start this year according to A Racine, Wisconsin article.
When I was a kid, my neighbors had a "condo" birdhouse. I watched that thing closely. I wondered if birds actually used it, and if so, did they play nice?
Some of you southern guys may not see the big deal in this, but I was excited this morning. I ran in a t-shirt and shorts and it's late November! There was some puddles and mist, but I'll take that. This kind of thing doesn't happen in Indiana-at least not without some kind of permit.
Yesterday, My pastor, Jim Lyon, preached on Isaiah's prophecy about Jesus. He said we needed to accept the gift Christ gave us when He came to earth. So here are the notes I took for this week. By the way, only twenty-eight days until Christmas!
I did this devotional this morning while I was waiting for everyone to get ready for Thanksgiving. It's a good thing for me to remember as I go through the fun of a holiday weekend and the start of the Christmas season. 1 Peter is full of such good stuff. You can tell Peter had lived out his faith and proved his faithfulness through many years.
I like having a child getting the best of a ghost. Perhaps it's a little of those "Casper, the Friendly Ghost," cartoons that affect my wish. 'Tis the time of year where things go bump in the night.
I've decided I need to focus more on my illustration. There is a site called Illustration Friday. It gives a topic and illustrators give their take on a word that week. Here is my take on the word, "smitten."
So what's your motivation to step out of the boat this week? Mine came from a sermon courtesy of Jeff Matas. I don't want tredmill spirituality this week. (Or the next week for that matter.)
We had a guest pastor at our church last Sunday named Obadiah Smith. He was speaking on dreams ant his text was in Luke 8:22. It was a great sermon on how our dreams will come true on the other side if we do the following. You can see my sermon notes above. This is how I pay attention and get the most out of a sermon.
I used this cartoon for a cartoon caption contest on Yahoo's Christian Humor Writing Group. I heard several great captions but the winner was Crystal Miller with...
I love working with kids at my church. I pray I won't get too old to act silly in Sunday school, play a little Twister and drink red punch.
Cartoon reads: “You see, Roger? That’s why I don’t like facing my fears.”
Caption reads: "Bless Mom on her trip. And bless this food even though all Dad knows how to make is cereal."
"The hospital called. Your prayer life has been rushed into intensive care!"
They say good work is its own reward, eh?
Caption reads: "He never takes a bath, eats a candy bar for breakfast and belches the alphabet in one, giant burp. Man I wish I was like him!"
Caption reads: "Admit it! You're green with envy!" I used this cartoon with my lesson for kid's church.
Caption reads: "Ever feel like you're in a spiritual desert?"
This Sunday, our youth group played the music for church. Some of the older fellows never quite know how to handle it. It went something like this cartoon.
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