The Wandering Heretic

From the Franco Zeffirelli film, Jesus of Nazareth. The fictional character, Zerah (a Temple official) to the soldiers reporting that Jesus was gone from the tomb:

It is somehow fitting that this year the United States Federal Tax deadline falls on the same day that we celebrate Christ being in the tomb (unless you are Eastern Orthodox, anyway).  Ironic, but fitting.   Symbolically, this year both hard universal and inevitable realities are recognized on the same day: death and taxes. In [...]

This panel is more dated than all the others, since obviously it has been much more than 10 years since Annette Funicello has been seen in a bikini, at least on the silver screen.  I have kept the original references, however.  In part, this is to honor Annette.  I think she was (and probably still [...]

Donald Miller  in  Searching for God Knows What takes several pages to support his contention that to the American public, Evangelical faith is now defined by the twin issues of abortion and gay marriage.  According to Miller, when the Americans hear the words "Evangelical Christian" they no longer think of forgiveness, mercy, compassion or even [...]

When I drive down the road, I am amazed at the variety of messages people attach to their bumpers.  Most have to do with politics (and the deficiencies of the reigning president-no matter who that president is).  Some proclaim the superiority of a home city or a type of pet.  Others exclaim what the driver [...]

In my last post, I discussed that the only source of respite or Sabbath from the onslaught of Technology over our lives was the ritual or liturgy of the Church. Apparently, my warning or urging was too little, too late. Technology has posted its victory mark over the church while my back was turned. Now [...]

Click on the “joshuas-people” tag on the sidebar under Galleries to see all of the cartoons published this far. Also, click on the “Joshua’s People” tag on the sidebar to read about the background of the strip. A link to the gallery is included on that page as well. Enjoy!

There was a time that the Church functioned as a sanctuary from the forces of society, both political and spiritual/philisophical.  It is no accident that the church appropriated the idea of rest from the Jewish Sabbath and applied much of it to the Day of Resurrection.  The entire design of the sanctuary and the worship [...]

Jacques Ellul was one of the few prophets of the previous century who sounded the warning cry against the Technological orientation of our society. His point was that the efficiency of the machine, in addition to contributing to the material advancement of society, was also impressing that same society with the philosophy of the machine. [...]

Actually, the character of Rev. Sinfinder was based on a minister I knew who was anything but judgmental. Unfortunately, he just so looked the part that I ended up using him as a caricature. At the same time, it gave my Baptist/Catholic background something to contribute to my Episcopal mirth. I am also reminded of [...]