Private Jet a Dream to Fly, Megachurch Pastor Dead
A couple of small concept sketches about how to capture the demise of a wealthy space tourist on his way back to Earth.

Id and Ego Babble

I don't think I like this paper with pencil. Seems rough. Am I blaming the paper for my lack of pencil skills? Maybe. I'd like to try a version with watercolor, though I know how that'll go. I need to practice people in a simple way with paint so I don't bum myself out that I suck. It's practice. That's all it is. If I could upload any skill, ala Matrix style, would that ruin the satisfaction of getting better at said skill? Holy Jebus. Just practice, man. And don't overthink this stuff.

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Private Jet a Dream to Fly and a Megachurch Pastor Dead

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The thought of a religious pastor owning a private jet inspired me to draw a picture about it. Yes, I understand I'm going to hell for my hateful thoughts. Thanks. But really, though. Which way would his soul go? Does God dig prosperity teachings of wealthy pastors? I don't have any answers, much like I struggle with smudges on pieces like this. Again, practice. And pay attention to how different paper textures respond to pencil and smudging because there isn't enough things to remember.

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600x size: A pencil sketch of a private jet on the tarmac with a limo, a dead body with a couple of people around it praying, and a stewardess shrugging on the stairs to the jet.

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Sunday, February 08, 2026

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Private Jet a Dream to Fly and a Megachurch Pastor Dead

ABF Newswire: February 08, 2026

TEXAS, February 08, 2026 (ABF Newswire) A stray bullet didn't keep veteran pilot, Captain Rex Kramer, from declaring a megachurch pastor's Gulfstream 800 a dream to fly.

"This baby was built to zoom through the clouds and, by God, we'll fly her home shortly," he said.

The jet, an $80 million Gulfstream 800 with operating costs around $4 million per year, was parked on the tarmac as its owner, a megachurch pastor, pulled up with his entourage. When the preacher exited his limousine, a stray bullet exploded out the back of his head and set his soul free.

Randy Conway, one of the flight crew waiting at the top of the jet's stairway was nonplussed. "The Lord works in mysterious ways," shrugged Randy when asked about the incident.

The pastor and his crew were on their way to an annual Protestant convention in Las Vegas, "The Lord Provides the People, You Provide the Collection Plates", where congregation leaders of the prosperity bible share ideas on how to increase profits.

The police concluded their quick investigation and ruled it an accidental death by stray bullet. The parishioners celebrated the passing of the preacher with an impromptu prayer circle around the dead body on the tarmac before the coroner arrived to cart it off.

The deceased had recently partnered with a Silicon Valley payment processing startup to roll out a new tithing app to his congregation. The app, which the pastor promoted from the pulpit as "giving made easy," covertly enrolled users in a recurring monthly donation by default. Canceling the subscription required navigating six screens and a phone call to a customer service line that was only open on weekdays between 10am and 2pm. The startup took 4% of every transaction. The pastor took the rest. Several congregation members on fixed incomes had overdrawn their bank accounts multiple times before noticing the charges.

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