Heaven's Love Thrift Shop
Posted by: David Bunch
Kevin Frank has brought the Gospel to the comic pages.
While I applaud Mr. Frank for boldly proclaiming the Gospel and getting the mass media to publish him, I really don't think I want simple. It seems to me that a more creative, intellectual, even non-overt method would be more likely to get noticed. I'm afraid too many non-believers will simply dismiss this cartoon strip as Christian propaganda.
I'm thinking of something more along the lines of a cutesy Calvin and Hobbes philosophy discourse, but with a God discovery at the conclusion...
Kevin Frank has brought the Gospel to the comic pages.
The strip, called "Heaven's Love Thrift Shop", made its debut in 15 American newspapers this month, with quotations from Scripture and characters talking about their faith. Though other comics occasionally address religious themes, mainstream newspapers and syndicates have largely avoided strips that make religion so central.
Kevin Frank, the strip's author, said his goal was "very simplistic, to remind people that there is a God and God loves them." To this end, he said, he planned to avoid "hot-button political issues, because even among people of faith those are divisive."
While I applaud Mr. Frank for boldly proclaiming the Gospel and getting the mass media to publish him, I really don't think I want simple. It seems to me that a more creative, intellectual, even non-overt method would be more likely to get noticed. I'm afraid too many non-believers will simply dismiss this cartoon strip as Christian propaganda.
I'm thinking of something more along the lines of a cutesy Calvin and Hobbes philosophy discourse, but with a God discovery at the conclusion...
