Cartoon of a vampire with a sign, “Will lurk for food.”
I’m not into the recent sparkly vampires Give me the Bela Lugosi types that seemed menacing, yet a little bungling. I imagine they are looking for work these days. Hopefully, they’ll get some candy on Halloween.
Report From the Frankfurt Book Fair: Digital is Growing Up! | Digital Book World.
It appears from this article that the hype is over. E-books are here to stay, but they aren’t the be all, end all they were considered just a year ago.
I like being in a generation where I have got to be in both genres. Print is still the king when it comes to portability, durability and in some cases, economy.
But digital publishing is king when you want the best potential to reach the world, be searchable and flexible. It’s good to see signs digital publishing is maturing. I’m looking forward to see what the coming years will bring to print AND digital publishing.
My wife and I have been reading a devotional from Mark Batterson called Draw the Circle.
I sketched my notes while she read. We took notice today about the verse in 2 Corinthians 10:5. We are surrounded by so many thoughts each day. When I’ve read this verse before, I thought about the thoughts of temptation. But Mark points out it could be all thoughts, including positive ones.
Just as we need to take captive the negative, we need to be sure those positive thoughts don’t get away either. That’s just one of the reasons I use a sketchbook. We need to grab those good thoughts before they disappear. Too many times, I thought of an idea I was sure I’d remember only to wrack my brain and wonder what it was.
I’d encourage everyone to write down those dreams and thoughts you want to remember to make them captive on a page so you can go back to them.
Cartoon of a cat executive and a dog employee. The cat says, “We have a ‘No Panting Policy’ around here.”
I thought of this idea several years ago when my kids were watching the movie, Cats and Dogs. It’s about dog spies and an evil genius cat that is planning to take over the world.
I thought of what would the world look like if cats were in charge and dogs had to bow to the felines’ whims. Then I wondered how many rules and laws are skewed towards the majority culture and we don’t even realize it.
Is it easy to spot those rules? I’m not so sure it is. What seems perfectly normal to one culture could look like oppression to another. It’s mighty hard to abide by The Golden Rule when you don’t ask the other party how they want to be treated.
So how do you spot an unfair rule?
Cartoon of a boy speaking to his pastor. He says, “I want to show I appreciate you, Pastor. How about I give you a ride on my scooter?”
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. When I thought of this cartoon, I thought of the various ways people may try to show appreciation that is a little self-focused. Then again, maybe the pastor needs a scooter ride!
I drew this cartoon for the CHOGnews – October, 2013 newsletter.