Servant Earns His Way to the Top

Reading Luke 19 and the story of “you reap what you sow” so I could prepare a BibleRhymes version of this story, forced me to reflect on myself.

I want to make sure every seed that I plant will grow something pure. I want the harvest from my life to benefit society.

At this point in my life, seeds that I’m planting are coming in the form of poetry and illustrations (in aggregate, the seeds are books).

Here’s the picture and poetry from page four of BibleRhymes’ Reap What You Sow.

If you read Bible stories, you’ll love this. If you don’t read Bible stories, you should check this page out to see some of what you’ve been missing. It’s good, I promise.

-   ken mccardell

Checking on Servants: Reap what you sow

Today’s post is page three of BibleRhymes’ Reap What You Sow.

Here the nobleman is checking on his servants.

In the last couple days I’ve also posted page number one and page two.

I’d love for you to read all the pages. Rhyme them. See how well my poetry is flowing for you.

If you like the poem and illustrations … like them, share them, tell a Pastor. And be ready for page number four which is coming tomorrow!

If you think something needs work. Just tell me. 

Until then, spread the love.

-   ken mccardell

Reap What You Sow (pg 2) – Nobleman’s Game Plan

Here’s page two of BibleRhymes’ Reap What You Sow.

A nobleman is about to take a trip to take over a kingdom. First, he has to give a game plan to his servants though.

If you don’t know this Bible story, you’ll love this version.

Smile today.

-   ken mccardell

Crotch-Rocket Chimpanzee

People aren’t the only ones that enjoy wind in their hair.

Check out the chimpanzee riding a motorcycle.

If the picture gives you a “feel good” feeling … pass it on!

After I get this posted, I’ll be back to working on BibleRhymes’ Reap What You Sow.

-   ken mccardell

Reap What You Sow

The next book in the works for BibleRhymes (not including the 5 in the final phases of production – music) is Reap What You Sow.

And here’s the first page of poetry and illustration for the story.

Watch as this book is developed over the next week or two. And give your opinions along the way if you want to influence how the book turns out (no guarantee you can influence me, but you’re definitely welcome to try).

The picture is of a man on a mountain as he’s looking out to a kingdom.

And don’t miss the point of the story behind the picture … you reap what you sow.

I’d like to reap smiles and love, how about you?

-   ken mccardell

The End of a Poor Widow

This is the end of a poor widow, and almost the beginning (click for page six).

BibleRhymes’ Poor Widow has turned out to be six pages of poetry and illustrations. And unless feedback makes me add more to it, that’s the way it will stay. There will be a little bit of tweaking to finalize the pictures, but pretty much what’s in the Poor Widow section of the BibleRhymes forum is what you’ll see when the book is released.

A couple of the pictures in that section were rough drafts and won’t be in the finished book. And throughout the day I’ll upload previous pictures with the correct poetry included. So as you look through the Poor Widow section of the forum you’ll be able to see how we develop our books at BibleRhymes. From rough draft to finished product, some of the pictures and poetry change in significant ways.

Now it’s on to the next book. Any suggestions for a Bible story?

-   ken mccardell

Rich Man Travels

Here’s an illustration of a rich man going to temple. It’s part of the upcoming BibleRhymes’ Poor Widow.

This book is being developed on request by a young reader. Because she’s too young for a job, she can’t afford an annual ($15) BibleRhymes membership.

Because her parents won’t help her out with this, it made me think there may be a whole lot of parents out there like that. So the online version of this book will be free (including narration, music, a dictionary and whatever animation gets developed as well).

Speaking for the BibleRhymes team, we hope you love every bit of it!

If you do, make sure to tell your Pastor!

-  ken mccardell

Beware of the Teachers

I’m writing and illustrating BibleRhymes’ Poor Widow right now. In fact I just finished working on the picture and poetry on the page I’m posting here.

This page shows Jesus preaching on what will be the new page one of the book. It sets the stage for the rest of the story as Jesus warns His company to beware of scribes (often teachers of religious law).

But you don’t need a long introduction for the picture and rhyme, you just need a few minutes to enjoy my work. So get to it!  And then feel free to opine.

-   ken mccardell

Do Poor People Give Enough?

Some people wonder if poor people give enough.

Here’s a picture of a widow giving money at a temple.

If you read BibleRhymes’ Poor Widow (coming soon for free) you’ll read some of Jesus’ thoughts on giving to the church.

Let me know what you think about my illustration today.

And give what you can, not only to the church, but to the world and everyone in it.

-  ken mccardell

Rich Man Tithing (illustration and story behind free book)

I was invited to Vacation Bible School this week. The subject of the evening was Creation, and BibleRhymes has a Creation book.

During the evening I met a girl who was volunteering and helping kids play games. She hadn’t heard of BibleRhymes before, but after Bible school she went to check out the BibleRhymes website. She sent me a note that said she loved our free games. But she was sad, because she only was able to read the demo versions of our animated books.

This girl is in junior high, isn’t working at a paying job, and her parents don’t support her pursuit of Christianity. This means, even though the membership cost at BibleRhymes is very low, she still couldn’t afford it.

It broke my heart that parents would actually turn down their children who are wanting to read Bible stories and play games that help them learn about something that actually has meaning and true value.

Now after telling me she couldn’t afford a membership, this girl said BibleRhymes should make a story about the poor widow in the Bible (Mark 12, 42).

In response, here are the illustrations for page number one and page number two of BibleRhymes’ Poor Widow. The online version of this book will be a BibleRhymes gift to the world (free).

If my team didn’t need to eat dinner, all of our books would be free. Because we want to continue to build this series, right now, the annual family membership cost for our animated books and games is only $15.

And don’t believe the site.    An update needs to be made to our “Coming Soon” book list. Four books are in the final production stages (music, narration) not including our Poor Widow; Noah, Creation, Galilee Storm and Paul and Silas. Our forum has many of the pictures you’ll see in the upcoming books.

Check out the site and join the family!

-  ken mccardell