I borrowed a couple of images from the Schulz Museum for my blog. Two reasons: One is that they were just perfect for what I want to write about. Second, the Schulz Museum is a wonderful cultural asset in our community. Over the last year I have been collecting a portfolio of materials about the Peanuts Gang, Charles Schulz, Peanuts and Religion, and have created a half dozen PowerPoint programs that present and interpret these cartoons that so many of us grew up with. I presented a series for our Rambling Roses event at Bodega Bay, and as a part of our own Roses University Sunday night series. I’ve got a Kiwanis program coming up in December, and I’m looking for more.
The Peanuts gang still appears in 1,700 newspapers worldwide, and the seasonal television specials run at holiday time. For a layman, Sparky, was very well versed in the scriptures, yet was frustrated by the way institutions can focus on minute doctrinal differences, while neglecting their mission to be agents of reconciliation throughout the world.
Last month I was accepted as a DOCENT at the Schulz Museum. I had a chance to do my first docent work two weeks ago for a large group of visitors. Kristy knows she can call on me for groups that have a particular religious interest, since that is my specialty.
However, both of the borrowed Schulz cartoons have a dog in common.
I wonder if that is a clue to the story behind this blog? I think it is.
