Billgewater has been thrown off his boat attached to an oxygen bottle, been left stranded afloat on the wide ocean, wound up marooned on a desert island... and now he is counting his blessings for New Year!
Billgewater arrives on his new home, and doesn't necessarily appreciate all that it is!
Christmas, and Billgewater is struggling with what he wants to believe and what he can believe.
Christmas, and Billgewater is struggling with what he wants to believe and what he can believe, and is finally reduced to trying anything.
Dreams can be so revealing about who we are and what we want. Bill desperately wants to get free of his "Island Paradise", but dreams will be dreams...
Easter is a wonderful reality check, a time when we can focus on realities, both historical and spiritual, and sometimes the mystery that is Easter can be seen a little more clearly; sometimes it cuts through our daily fluff and grind, and realigns us -- if only seemingly momentarily. Why the door of heaven opens in such obscure circumstances is the mystery and grace of God.
Like the song says, "You don't know what you've got till it's gone..."; but maybe it should say "You don't know what you've got while you're looking at what you don't have"?
Billgewater has now been around his island at least once… finding your own footprints is always an experience with uncertain consequences. This cartoon obviously does not cast any aspersions upon the famous poem. If you have not seen it before, or would like some interesting history, try here or here.
Billgewater celebrates a birthday on his desert island.
OK, everyone knows the story of Jesus walking on the water: what Jesus did, how he did it and the impact on the disciples. Billgewater starts to struggle with what that means to him... in the here and now.
In the general hubbub of island life, Billgewater has only just noticed something that would probably be obvious to most of us: Amazingly Intelligent Insects!
Billgewater, struggling with getting his message through, finally realises something about prayer.
The dreams were restless, but amazingly real... and joy came in the morning.
Billgewater's captivated by the possabilities of Luke 17:6, swirling in the currents of his faith, Gods faithfulness, his unbelief and hope, he makes an amazing discovery
Billgewater has finally learned the secret of contentment, and is now ready to take the next step.
Billgewater is not daunted by what he sees, and pulls out his trusty copy of 'Robinson Crusoe' to see what he should do next...
It was all too easy for Bill to see the similarities between his and Crusoe's position.
Lent is traditionally a time to focus more on God and others by emptying our lives by self-sacrifice. Billgewater is having trouble with this...