Hello Jeff,

I've been reading through "The Parables of Dr. Seuss", by
Robert Short.  Short is a retired Presbyterian minister in Little
Rock, Arkansas, who also wrote "The Gospel According to Peanuts" -
which I also have on my bookshelf.

Ted Geisel was the author of the Dr. Seuss books, a collection
of children's stories.  Short's contention is that all of those
stories contain elements of Christian thought, and that Geisel
deliberately wrote those stories with that in mind.

The Christian message can be found in many places, far and wide,
including in the arts.  Short kind of takes things a bit farther
in a book I have yet to read, "The Gospel According to Dogs: What
Our Four-Legged Saints Can Teach Us".  But it makes sense.  Jesus
made reference, many times, to nature and wildlife.  He did so
to make a point, to reveal a religious truth.

Dr. Seuss presented a very positive message.  So did Jesus.
The other commonality between the message of Dr. Seuss and Jesus
is that Dr. Seuss did not believe in eternal damnation.

--Lee


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