Crime Scene-Boy takes pencil

Crime Scene-Boy takes pencil, originally uploaded by speartoons.

This is an illustration I did last year for a children's curiculum. It was talking about whether stealing was ever okay and if there were different levels of stealing.

This illustration is copyrighted by Church of God Ministries. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

I drew this in Adobe Illustrator

Motives and reasons

Caption reads: “I can’t decide whether to do the right thing for the wrong reason or the wrong thing for the right reason.”

Ever had a time when there just didn't seem to be any easy answer? There is nothing like getting in trouble for doing the right thing! Still, it is better to do the right thing and get in trouble than do the wrong thing and feel horrible even if you stayed out of the hot water.

Finding Enemies to Love

Caption: “I learned I need to love my enemies. And lucky you, are the closest thing I have to one!”

"Enemies" is such a strong word for me. Enemies sound like someone is ready to blow me up or engage me in a sword deal on my way to work. Sure, people get on my nerves. I get on people's nerves. Perhaps that's the closest I come to loving an enemy. I better get started.

A block of mercy

Caption: "Can I show mercy after I knock his block off?"

Mercy can be hard, can't it? It's especially hard with siblings. The only time siblings feel like giving mercy is when they are the ones in need of it. Just ask my siblings. I got much more mercy than I deserve. Wait a minute... you can't earn mercy, can you?

Pandora's Box

"Hmmm. I wonder if I should open this?"

Sometimes there aren't many choices are there? Sometimes, there are plenty of choices but we seem attracted to the bad ones. There's a little Pandora in all of us, isn't there?