I love cartoons and have noticed through the years that they quite often contain a spiritual message or hint. Cartoons often depict the culture of our day. This blog is an attempt to draw from cartoons and apply spiritual truths than can impact our lives. Let me know if you find them of any value. Previous devotionals are archived below.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cartoonology Devotional 04-30-09

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Cartoonology Devotional 04-30-09

E. Larry Ross

Cartoonology. There is great theology in cartoons and comics.

I have always liked observing birds. When I was a kid I collected cards on birds, and at one time I had one for almost every bird imaginable. I also tried my hand at making nesting boxes, but I usually only succeeded in getting sparrows to take up residence.

Today, I still have nesting boxes and have had a pair of bluebirds nest every year in two different ones. The last two years, however, I have had some sparrows that want to take over one box. Last year I tore out their newly constructed nest about 4 times but finally gave in and allowed them to hatch their eggs. This year, however, I persisted and probably tore out their nest about 7 to 8 times before they finally gave up. I suppose the only reason they did so was because it is past time for their first brood.

The persistence of those sparrows was inspiring. I was surprised how they kept rebuilding their nest and how quickly they could do it. And even now, without a nest, they keep going in and out of the box as if to defiantly say, “This is still our house.”

There is a lesson to be learned from these tiny little creatures.

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 04-30-09

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