Cartoonist/Illustrator - Jeff Larson
Minnesota
 Get Smart was an American comedy TV series parodying James Bond movies of the 1960s. Get Smart featured Maxwell Smart a bumbling spy working for the CONTROL (good guys) agency, battling the evil forces of rival spy agency KAOS. During a bungled mission, Max often says to his commander "Sorry about that Chief". This, along with "Would you believe"?" and "missed it by that much" became catchphrases that well summed up Get Smart.  That was a long segue into the fact I am reading Leviticus with all its sin sacrifices. Let's just say, it was not a good time to be livestock in Israel. Of course in our modern way of thinking about sin... why was a blood sacrifice necessary to get right with God? In contrast, our society has moved on from Leviticus to a 'Get Smart' confession model. We mess up, get angry, say or do things we regret, or maybe we sin in bigger ways with bigger consequences. Well, no matter as we apologize to God with the one-size-fits-all modern-day equivalent of "Sorry about that Chief."  I am not suggesting we return to Levitical sin rituals where the livestock run scared, but where is our remorse? Where is our shame? I know, God's grace is big, and we do not live under Old Testament laws. Jesus forgives our sins, and remembers them no more as far as the East is from the West... but are our confessions to God the words spoken from of a repentant heart returning to God through His amazing grace, or is our confession a weak "Sorry about that Chief." or a "Whoopsie, my bad." then on we go merrily on our way.  I pray today, that we all go to our Heavenly Father daily to confess our sins and struggles to Him looking for Him as our source. God is good, and His love and Grace are amazing.
Blessings Jeff (forgiven, go figure) Larson 9/24/2024 10 Cringy Church MomentsNo church is perfect, but some churches are, shall we say, 'more-less-perfect' than others. With this in mind as a cartoonist, I found the need to share 10 Cringy Church Moments. These cartoons may have a tinge of truth, but most are silly, cringy moments from my imaginary church world. Note: It was difficult to shorten my list to only 10, so I plan to post another list in the coming days.
9/2/2024 Back to School 2024 Another summer has come and gone, with Labor Day marking the unofficial end of summer, which segues most always into another School Year.
As a teacher my wife is ready to go, and I will again participate as a school bus driver. Of course, school is great fodder for a cartoonist like me, so let me share a link to all things related to----> SCHOOL <-- The bus stops here I pray 2024 is a great year of learning and relationship-building between students, teachers, and parents. May God bless the schools focusing on education with a Christian worldview without a smidge of 'secular indoctrination.' Blessings Jeff (wheels on the bus go round and round) Larson |
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