The Wandering Heretic

One of the biggest conflicts between Protestants and Catholics relates to what Catholics now call “the Sacrament of Reconciliation.” (In my early days, it was called “Confession.”) The practice relates to the way in which people can obtain forgiveness for their sins. The Catholics place forgiveness in the hands of their priests, [...]

One hears that one of the major hurdles in the spread of Christianity is the “scandal of the cross.” By this, many mean the doctrine of atonement in which, in their words, God acts like a “cosmic abusive parent.” Others find the scandal in terms of the fact that the Law would no longer [...]

I’ve commented a couple of times now on the riots in Europe and the Middle East over the Danish cartoons. I would drop the issue, but the situation keeps escalating. My first commentary actually was written before I even knew about the cartoons and the Moslem reaction. It was just a post [...]

This series of panels was inspired by my wait in line at a fast food restaurant. I noticed, in increasing mirth, that each time the order taker at the mike said something, the cooks and go-fers responed “thank you” in unison. But it was a “thank you” that was sooo without sincerity that [...]

Leonard Sweet is one of the premier names one encounters when discussing Emergent Church. Jason at Radical Congruency figures Leonard is one of five names that deserve to be remembered from the Church Report’s 50 Most Influential Christians in America in 2005. He praises Sweet with the following words:
Len Sweet has [...]

I have mentioned this obsession before. It’s no secret that I have this love/hate relationship with Anne Lamott. Thankfully for both of us, we have never met. Who knows what would flower from such a meeting. Probably Audrey II, the Giant Weed from Little Shop of Horrors: Great singing voice, [...]

Okay, I know it is now the 21st Century but when this cartoon was drawn over 25 years ago, it still was the 20th century. It still remains my favorite.
Dedicated to the two guys that made my geeky life tolerable as a junior high student: Bill Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Spock was my [...]

To see prior posts of the Joshua’s People cartoons, click on the Joshua’s People Gallery tab on the side bar. Once in the gallery, you click on the Joshua’s People icon, then click on the individual strip icon, then click on the medium size panel to see the full size cartoon.

At the end of the 1960 movie version of H. G. Wells novel, The Time Machine, the screenplay posed an interesting question. The hero, George, had returned temporarily to his own time. His intention was to go back to the future to help the population of the oppressed Eloi rebuild their civilization. After [...]

My wife tells me that I am the most unromantic person she has ever met. I have to agree with her. You see, I have made it a household rule that we don’t celebrate Sweetest Day. Sweetest Day, in case you aren’t aware of it, is an Ohio-based holiday that has become [...]