“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!
Cartoon of a church usher and a guy with a flying disc. The usher says, “You can’t be an usher because you think offering plates are Frisbees®.
As a child, I often wondered what it would be like if the ushers tossed offering plates across the congregation like they were at a Frisbee® competition. It would put some excitement in the air, and depending on the song used during the offertory, it could be quite a show!
I drew this for the April edition of the Church of God E-Newsletter.
Cartoon of a girl asking her teacher, “I heard you singing during worship. Why don’t you use Auto-Tune?
A similar incident happened to me once. A girl came up to me after I taught her class. She had helped me in worship. She informed me I made a better teacher than a singer. So I thanked her. What else could I do?
Sometimes in children’s ministry, you have to wear different hats. I used to fret about whether I was a good singer or a teacher. At least now I know I’m a better teacher than a singer. The only question remaining is, how bad of a singer am I?
Don’t answer that. I’ll let the kids critique me instead.
I drew this cartoon for K! Magazine.
Cartoon of a grumpy man talking to a woman with a welcome bag. He says, “I’ve been here sixty-four years, but I’ve never got a welcome bag.
We get so wrapped up in ourselves. Sometimes, instead of considering how to make someone new feel welcome, we think back to how we were treated when we were the new kid. If you never were the new kid, That can make it harder to get the newcomer goodies, can’t it?
If an organization is to grow, we need continue thinking about others than ourselves. Here are some ways you can do that:
I drew this for the March, 2013 Church of God e-newsletter.
Cartoon of a guy with a guitar while a horrified pastor looks on. The guy says, “Everybody now! Sing ‘A Mighty Fortress Is our God!’ and bring it on home!”
I drew this cartoon for “The Lutheran” Magazine many years ago. MLK day reminded me there was more than one Luther in history