cartoon: gag me!

nakedpastor October 27th, 2009

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nakedpastor is David Hayward. David is an artist trapped in a pastor's body. Go to nakedpastor.com for more cartoons, blog posts, art and insight from a pastor who's stark naked honest about church life.

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A Million Miles to Live a Better Story

Susan Isaacs September 30th, 2009

Greetings from the road. I am traveling with author Donald Miller on his “Million Miles” tour. We’ve done ten shows in 12 days; it feels like we’ve traveled a million miles already. I couldn’t be happier.

Don is out promoting his new book, A Million Miles In A Thousand Years, and I’m the warm-up act. Opening for Don is like opening for U2. Don’s books have sold millions. Blue Like Jazz became a best seller for a reason: it hit a nerve amongst younger Christians who didn’t fit in … (Read More)

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From The Snark Nook - Sarcasm As A Viable Form Of Communication

Susan Isaacs August 17th, 2009

A well-meaning Bible teacher once said something that stopped me in my tracks. “Sarcasm is fallen humor.” This wasn’t good. I was a comedic actor, and sarcasm was a staple onstage. Wasn’t there room for even the well-placed sarcastic bon mot? No, the teacher insisted. Sarcasm had a ‘bitter root,’ and its flower was despair.

“Well there goes my day,” I replied. Sarcastically. It was as if Francis Schaffer had just submerged my lifelong ambition below The Line Of Despair.

I’ … (Read More)

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cartoon: new lectern design

nakedpastor April 22nd, 2009

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This cartoon was inspired by something I read years ago that I’ve tried to apply ever since, and that is that I should only speak or teach what I actually believe or know to be true. If there was always such a visible warning displayed to our listeners that we could be talking bull, I think we would be a lot more thoughtful and careful. Give it a shot this Sunday or whenever. I remember my first tim … (Read More)

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