“Prayer From the Cell: Where oh Where?” (by nakedpastor)

I have a personal love for my “prayers from the cell“. The double meaning is that they are prayers from a cell phone, or they are the articulations of desperate prayers from the prison cells we sometimes experience in life.

And this particular one has a double meaning. “Where have you been all my life?” is either something someone says to the person they’ve been looking for their whole life and finally found him, or it is really one of the hardest questions of all: “God, where are you?”

Actually, I suggest it can be both at the same time. For desire means lack.

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“Come Back Tomorrow” (by nakedpastor David Hayward)

The brain is a very crafty organ and will do anything to avoid insecurity, suffering and death. It’s number one task is to protect the organism… itself.

For me, Jesus represents truth, wisdom, courage, compassion, justice. And for me a lot of these manifest in his attitude towards death. Which is why he lived so freely.

So of course the mind is going to reject anything that even hints that it must die to itself. It will occupy itself with thinking and fantasies and contemplations to avoid the inevitable call to die.

Understand this and we are on our way to wisdom.

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Sophia “Release” (by nakedpastor David Hayward)

Welcome back to Freebie Fridays! Whoot!

I love this drawing of Sophia who is letting all her attachments go… like a balloon. The print is 8″x10″ on quality art paper. It will be shipped to your address.

RULES: All you have to do is make a comment right here on this post and your name will be entered into the draw. I’ll email the ONE winner tomorrow.

The contest closes tonight at midnight EST tonight.

If you want to see all of my other Sophia drawings, as well as my cartoons and art, go to my shop.

“Driscoll Sells Out?” (by nakedpastor David Hayward

It has been suggested that Driscoll put up a lot of money to ensure that his book on marriage would make it to the New York Times best-seller list. Read more!

I know the publishing industry, especially for the Christian market, is brutal. Here is another indicator.

Apparently, with the right connections and money, selling out is easy to do!

“Jesus on Facebook” (by nakedpastor David Hayward)

It does often feel like Facebook is a popularity contest. It sometimes feels like high school all over again.

The gospel accounts, as diverse as they are, still communicate the radical focus of Jesus to something more than popularity, winning a crowd or gaining a following. He wasn’t interested in fans.

We can live the same liberated life… free from the scrutiny, judgement and even admiration of others.

It is not easy experiencing loss. It’s sometimes not easy experiencing gain.

If we can find that centered place that is immune to the ups and downs of the opinions of others, then we know what it means to be at peace.

“Recognizing Jesus” (by nakedpastor David Hayward)

This cartoon is 8 years old! One of my first. I changed the font because the original one was… gasp!… comic sans!

I’m going on a mini-vacation so I’m going to post some oldies for the next few days. I’m also going to run a Freebie Friday contest! Remember those?

There’s a lot of excitement swirling around inside me. I’m looking forward to what nakedpastor is going to do, as well as my online community, The Lasting Supper!

So stay tuned.

I’m very very very thankful for you, my reader!

“Do Something” (by nakedpastor David Hayward)

Buy a print of this cartoon to hang on your wall!

Want a print of this cartoon for $24 with free shipping? Let me know.

Email me if you want a high quality reproduction of this cartoon for $24 with free shipping.

The whole point of love is that it is unconditional. If there are terms and conditions to love then it is a legal contract.

Receiving unconditional love is awesome. Giving it… not so much.

Institutions function better with terms and conditions. Those in authority know this.

So churches always have a choice to make: Will we risk everything to love unconditionally? Or will we take the more secure route of relating to others via terms and conditions?

*** I’m getting and giving unconditional love over at The Lasting Supper. I welcome you to join us!