Off the Chip episode 219

"The company wanted to save money so they hired a new I.T. consulting firm."

I heard the other day of a consultant who's primary task was to keep himself working with a client. He didn't want to do anything that would put him out of work so he kept doing scrappy little pieces of work to look like he was bein successful, yet he was ensuring he wasn't reaching the ultimate goal.

I have also seen a few luddite I.T. guys before. Can't say I blame them. A new technology comes along and it's just new enough to mess up the whole system when implemented. There is nothing like starting from scratch just when you have all the computers talking nice to each other!

Facing your fears

Cartoon reads: “You see, Roger? That’s why I don’t like facing my fears.”

I thought I'd just take one of my roughs out of my sketchbook. Is it facing my fears of showing my rough lines in all its glory? Perhaps. I do a lot of sketching but haven't had much time to create polished artwork unless I can invoice it.

Bless Dad while Mom is gone

Caption reads: "Bless Mom on her trip. And bless this food even though all Dad knows how to make is cereal."

Is this cartoon dedicated to Mom or Dad? Hey! it's Father's Day! My Dad got us kids through dinner when Mom worked even though his cooking skills were limited.

Mine aren't much better. Thank the Lord for wives and mom along with husbands and dads. We go together!

Prayer Requests

“Remember me in your prayers. When my dad finds out I stratched the car with my bike, I’ll need all the prayers I can get!”
You get all kinds of interesting prayer requests in a Sunday school class. I have a feeling I uttered a similar requests once. Though I don't remember scratching Dad's car, I did plenty of other things. I'm thankful Dad was gracious when I messed up. By the way, Happy birthday, Dad!

Prayer Life

"The hospital called. Your prayer life has been rushed into intensive care!"
Yes, there has been those times where my face gets flushed because I realize I haven't prayed most of the day. Come on, Kevin! You can't run on batteries all day!

NAEN Ministries: Work is its own reward

They say good work is its own reward, eh?
I create a monthly comic strip for NAEN Ministries. Once in a while, I like to take a cliché and see what happends when I twist it around. Good work is its own reward, but it's still good to receive a paycheck from it.

Lessons Learned

Caption reads, "Sunday school was great, Dad. James agreed to go out with me when I'm old enough to date!"

I often wonder what my kids are learning when I'm teaching a Sunday school class. Probably more than I want to know. Hopefully they learn an eternal lesson that will change their lives forever-for the better.