Taking Girlfriend Trouble To A Whole New Level

I saw the most remarkable homeless announcement ever. A man was begging for money on a busy downtown Chicago street corner, and he held a giant cardboard sign that said, "Girlfriend kidnapped by ninjas... need money for ransom and kung-fu lessons."

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.

Not that anyone would recognize it from the sketch, but the street corner where I saw an actual person holding this sign is the intersection of State Street and Randolph, by Macy's Department Store.

Teenage Girl Breaks World Texting Record

"Aren't you proud of me?" asks a teenage girl sitting along the prairie in the middle of a beautiful landscape in a state park. "I've gone almost ten minutes without sending anyone a text message!"

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.

This comic started as a black and white iPAQ drawing of my oldest daughter. I drew it while vacationing with the family at Illinois Beach State Park, in Zion, Illinois. The exact spot in real life is quite tranquil; it's where the Dead River meets Lake Michigan.

Tree-Hugger's Worst Nightmare

This green scene, torn right out of the wild, is a comic based on an actual sibling conversation that my wife, Denise Chiappetta, texted to me.

Seeing my daughter about to pick a leaf off of a young tree, my son said to his little sister, "Don't pull that leaf! You'll hurt the plant!"

My daughter scoffed as she replied, "Silly... how can you hurt the plant? It doesn't have face."

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Conduits Pocket Artist program.

I love the way my toddler daughter can take a completely unexpected view of something, yet it still be full of eye-opening truth. Hopefully, you will feel the same way about my latest sermon, "Transformers 2: The Revenge of God." Click the sermon title to listen to that lesson.

Pass the Fluff Bubble

"Fluff bubble, fluff bubble, fluff bubble..." said my three-year-old daughter in a melodic tone.

Hearing this, my son repeated, "Fluff bubble, fluff bubble..."

Irritated, my daughter yelled, "Stop interrupting me!"

My son quickly clarified, "You're talking to yourself, so I'm not interrupting."

Young sibling conversations can be so amusing. I thank God for the joy he has brought to my family. Raising kids and being a parent has rocked my world--in a good way.

Webcomic drawn by Joe Chiappetta 2009 on HP iPAQ Pocket PC running Windows Mobile, in Vectorsoft Draw program. Written by Denise Chiappetta