I SUCK at Lent

By Kevin, on March 31st, 2010%

Well, it’s Holy Week. Lent is ending soon and I wanted to share with you my, um, not-so-intense spiritual journey.

I thought about trying to put a more “spiritual” twist on this. But what the heck, I figured you all would see right through it anyway. ;-}

I decided that rather than taking the usual passive “give something up for Lent” approach that I would attempt more of an active “self-discipline” approach. I’m always frustrated by my lack of time to be creative, so I decided that I would actually “create” something every day of Lent, even if it was just a 5 minute sketch of a stick man.  Read more...

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Non-Inspirational Photo of the Day

By Kevin, on March 11th, 2010%

Is there any question why I avoid going to the office at all costs?

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I'm Glad I'm Not a Pharisee (Like You)

By Balaam's Ass, on February 15th, 2010%

I recently finished up a piece on the idea of prayer.  My inspiration came from both Matthew (Mt 6.5-7) and Luke’s (Lk 18.9-14) gospels where Jesus compares and contrasts what Pharisaical prayer looks like as opposed to authentic prayer. This in turn got me  thinking…  How often do we actually think that the Pharisee He’s referring to may in fact be you and me?  Am I concerned more about how long my prayer is?  How theologically educated and impressive I sound?  Am I praying to a room of people or to the Lord God Himself?  Well, at least I can thank God and take comfort in the fact that I’m not like one of these folks.  After all, I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.

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How To Pray

By Balaam's Ass, on February 8th, 2010%

This is the copy for a piece I’m currently working on for our church to convey the idea of prayer (based on Mt 6.5-7 & Lk 18.9-14). I think I’m close to nailing down the copy and now just need to find some graphics to go with it.

How to Pray: An Instructional Guide for Pharisees

1. Carefully select a highly populated open public area such as a place of worship or crowded street corner.
2. Upon reaching your desired location, clear throat and proceed to pray in a loud voice to ensure you will be seen and heard clearly.
3. Consistently use words such as “I”, “me”, “my”, and “myself” throughout life cycle of prayer.*
4. After approximately 10 minutes of continuous prayer, take a moment to observe those around you (while continuing to pray).
5. If all attention is directed towards you, repeat step 4.
6. If attention is noticeably lacking, increase volume of prayer and find higher ground to stand upon for better visibility.
7. Repeat step 4.  Read more...

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