The prominent Evangelical pastor is launching a new cartoon series based on a character he first created several years ago that he hopes will serve as both a source of entertainment and education about Christianity and the Bible.
In a statement posted on X, Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in California, announced, “My cartoon character, Ben Born Again and his buddy, Yellow Dog are now animated, and our first cartoon is coming very soon!”
Laurie hopes “these cartoons will be both entertaining and evangelistic” and shared a “sneak peek” from the first episode of the forthcoming series, which is titled “The Bridge Is Out.”
The 52-second clip features the main characters, including the anthropomorphic Yellow Dog, introducing themselves at the beach. The main character indicated that his name is a play on words, reflecting the fact that he has “been born again.”
Laurie first unveiled the characters in a video published last year, recalling how “drawing and art played a huge role” in his tumultuous childhood during the 1960s. He said, “I just opened this portfolio up that’s been sitting in my closet forever, and it contained a bunch of my old artwork that I haven’t seen for years.”
Laurie said he had wanted to become a cartoonist and, at one point, corresponded with Charles Schulz, who spearheaded the legendary “Peanuts” comic strip.