I am one dude who is really really excited about seeing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull tomorrow night. Shortly after I see it, I will post my thoughts.

Exciting changes

Well, the closer I get to moving, the more anxious I get about it. However, every cloud has a silver lining and here is mine: When we move, we will get the Game Show Network! It is one of my very favorite television stations, and we don't get it in Valdosta. I am thrilled about it. Sara Beth wanted to get satellite, and I am not a fan of satellite TV, because I prefer cable. But it was cheaper and we would get more channels, so we went with it. Now I'm going to be a guy who has satellite TV, and the Game Show Network is making me happy about it. I will be able to watch Match Game, Lingo, Family Feud, and any number of other television game shows. It will be even harder for me to not watch TV, and that is not at all a bad thing.

Some thoughts

Well, I haven't written any blog posts since I started making my comic (which has been great, by the way) so I thought I'd write a few things.

First of all, I was listening to a Derek Webb CD the other day, and I heard a line that said "Are we trying to build the Kingdom using the Devil's tools?" I think this question is a good one to ask, especially in the light of a lot of the ministry that goes on today. The Kingdom of God cannot be built with the Devil's tools, it is inconsistent. It makes me think of youth ministry where they appeal to a worldly sense of popularity and social status to get people to come to their youth groups, or when churches spend so much money on AV equipment for entertainment instead of meeting peoples needs. I mean, I think keeping up with the times is important, but the Kingdom of God doesn't have the same priorities as the Kingdom of the World, and when the church has worldly priorities, it can't really be building the Kingdom of God.

Anyway, since I've been doing my comic I have been really happy. I LOVE doing it. It is what I have wanted to do my whole live ever since I was a little kid. Even though I'm not getting paid for it, and it's far from being a career, I think if it was my career, I would be a very happy person. I love college ministry too, though, so I guess I'm just a lucky guy to have two things that I enjoy. If I was a cartoonist full time, I would volunteer at a college ministry, and if I was a college minister, I would do cartooning as a hobby. I know that I've been busy with it a lot lately, and so I'm happy that Sara Beth has been enthusiastic and supportive, and always reads new cartoons and gives me her thoughts and opinions. She is the greatest!

Anyway, keep up the good work people. I hope your summer is starting off great!

(by the way: http://bigsandygilmore.smackjeeves.com - my webcomic!)