We’re not even taking the first couple of seasons of the TV version starring Steven Hill (later of Law & Order fame…can you believe he’s in this photo???). We’re talking the world’s first IMF agent: Jesus!
Read MoreA Most-Fond Farewell....
My article for the local Waverly newspaper summing up my experiences over the past five years, through the comic lens, of course!
Read More"The King doth protest too much...and too little!"
It’s more “funny strange” than “funny ha-ha,” but King Herod is such a great guy in Mark’s account of John’s beheading! (Maybe that’s a little funny ha-ha, too….)
Read MoreOn Separation, Civility, Romans 13...and Hogan's Heroes
What if Stalag 13 and Romans 13 had more in common than their number??
Read MoreOfficious-licious!!
There’s no better way to understand (and enjoy!) Jesus’ comic treatment of the Pharisees and their relationship with The Law than to watch an Andy Griffith episode featuring Barney Fife. And then read Mark 2:23-27!
Read MoreLook Who's Talking!
A popular scene from a popular comic film sheds some helpful - and funny! - light on Jesus’ controversial phrase “born again.”
Read MoreThe Love Lab!
When searching for a metaphor to understand and embrace “Church” for today’s time and place, may I suggest a “love laboratory”? A place and community of experimenters who embrace the sacred journey of trial and error and discovery….and discovery and trial and error…and….
Read MoreCelebrating Fear, Futility, Frustration and Fertilizer: Psalm 23!
Maybe only The Comic Lens would begin an analysis of the beloved “Lord is My Shepherd” psalm with the music of Allan Sherman…but here goes!
Read MoreComic Lens Extra: Report on St. Ethbin
Learn about the very special saint I shared with my mom. Perhaps Ethbin will become a cherished saint for you, too!
Read MoreFood Feat!
It's not quite as outrageous as the most hilarious SNL sketch ever, but what Jesus does in Luke 24:36-43 is pretty close!
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