Brother Blotz
PulpiTEARS
Editorial Cartoons

Brother Blotz cartoons use humor to poke holes in our pomposity, chide us for our inconsistencies, and hopefully make us want to do better. He first appeared in print in 1961.

The idea for "memorial" popped in my head the first time I saw what funerals cost these days. Of course, some will say, "Just like a preacher! Always talking about money!" But that's where this cartoon will come in handy. Use it to lighten up the appeal for your next special offering!

"PulpiTEARS" is a collection of true, embarrassing incidents that happened in church or to church folks, as contributed by our readers.

My wife's cousin, Frank Snyder, former Business Manager of Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY, said their church public address system often picked up passing CB talk, some too embarrassing to tell here. But the timing on this was perfect. Just as the pastor asked members to bow for the morning prayer, the CB of a passing trucker blared over their sound system, "YOU GOT YER EARS ON?!" Use it to make a serious point about the importance of listening as you pray. Or to get their attention in the church paper for an article of extreme importance.

The Editorial Cartoons sample more than 30 years of Dillard's drawings that appeared in The Baptist Standard and other religious newsmagazines. Read the inside scoop about some of the "secret messages" he hid in the art and some of the stories behind the creation of those cartoons.

Here's one you can use many times and in many ways.