Featuring the Work of Cartoonist and Illustrator, Ron Wheeler!!!
 

Ron's Story

Here’s where you can find out everything you could possibly want to know about humor illustrator and cartoonist, Ron Wheeler. Read the incredible story of how God clearly called Ron to create cartoons to be a communication vehicle for spreading His Truths.

This is also where you can find Ron’s biography his resumé, several articles written about him, plus much, much more.

Clip Art

Ever need a cartoon drawing for your project, but don’t have the budget to pay a professional to draw it for you? Check out the thousands of images we have available here that you can purchase on CD or download directly onto your computer.

DownloadableClipArt.com is the one place where church leaders, children ministers, families, and individuals can download any of Ron Wheeler’s available cartoon clip art. There are several thousand images available on this site.

Fat Free Clip Art is a 3-CD set containing over 4,000 black and white cartoon images drawn by Ron Wheeler. These are quality drawings … and they are all “fat free”.

CartoonWorksClipart.com is where you can find many of Ron’s downloadable clip art as well as graphic images, screen savers, wallpaper and photographs by others.

CrossDaily.com is where you can find many of Ron’s downloadable clip art as well as graphic images, screen savers, wallpaper and photographs by others.

iClipArt.com is where you can find many of Ron’s downloadable clip art as well as graphic images, screen savers, wallpaper and photographs by others.

KidZWorker.com is where you can find many of Ron’s downloadable clip art as well as graphic images, screen savers, wallpaper and photographs by others.

Free Samples! Want to try before you buy? Check out this page of free samples.

Limited copyright: © Ron Wheeler. Permission is hereby granted for use of any of Ron’s clip art for educational purposes in churches, schools, and for personal use without further permission required. The materials herein are not to be used for any other purposes without prior approval.

Freebies

Find Free clip art and other fun stuff you can use for your ministry or personal use!

Limited copyright: © Ron Wheeler. Permission is hereby granted for use of any of Ron’s clip art for educational purposes in churches, schools, and for personal use without further permission required. The materials herein are not to be used for any other purposes without prior approval.

Puzzles & Games

Check out this Fun Page full of some fun puzzles and fun games you can play online … just for fun.

Ron's Portfolio

View some of Ron’s most recent work as well as view an extensive portfolio of Ron’s work divided by category at RonWheeler.com.

Ron makes his living primarily through freelance work, so don’t be shy about asking him for help on your next project.

Be sure to check out Ron’s biography, his resume, and a list of some of Ron’s clients.

Need Art?
You can reach him at:
1-877-I DRAW 4U
(877-437-2948)

Gospel Tracts

Cartoon Tracts are small pamphlets that present the Christian message in a fun, humorous way that even the biggest skeptic can understand and appreciate.

Ron has created over 80 different titles. Over 50 million copies have been sold. Check out the examples he has online here.

Products

Here is where church leaders, Sunday School teachers, children’s directors and individuals can purchase a variety of resource materials (books, clip art, tracts, etc.) and novelty products (such as T-shirts, mugs, greeting cards, calendars, ball caps, etc.) created by Ron Wheeler

Jeremiah Strips

The Adventures of Jeremiah is a humorous comic strip Ron drew weekly for 20 years. The characters' role is to model their Christian faith (or at least try to) in a way that is geared to make you laugh.

Click Here to see the strip of the week!

You can also have access to several hundred Jeremiah Strips at once for ministry or personal use.

You can order print books of these strips click here!

These strips are also available for republication. Contact Ron for details.

Stinky Stevens

Ron’s latest and most exciting project, is a series of children’s books. These books are wild and crazy stories written by Ron, and full of Ron’s zany art and humor, but with a spiritual point. They are geared for the elementary age children in all of us. Release date, to be announced.

Scripture Memory in a Flash

Ron’s three passions: cartoons, Scripture memory, and family ministry all come together in this product. It’s an easy to use flash card approach to building God’s Word into the hearts of every member of the family.

What Others Say

Ron’s work has made a difference in people’s lives. Here is some of what others have had to say about:

Ron’s work

Ron’s cartoon tracts

Ron’s Jeremiah comic strip

Ron’s puzzles and games

Ron’s clip art

If you would like to comment on what kind of impact Ron’s work has made in your ministry or personal life, he’d love to hear from you. Contact Us

Clients

Ron’s work has appeared in publications for Christian ministries and publishing companies all over the globe since 1980. Here is just a partial list of the organizations that have used Ron to further their efforts at spreading the Good News.

  • American Tract Society
  • Assemblies of God
  • Awana Clubs International
  • Avant Ministries 
  • Baker Book House
  • Barbour and Company
  • Christian Ed Warehouse
  • Christian Focus Publishing
  • Christian Publications
  • Christian Reformed Church
  • Christianity Today Incorporated
  • Children's Bible Hour
  • Children's Better Health Institute
  • Concordia Publishing House
  • Cook Communications 
  • CSS Publishing 
  • CrossDaily.com
  • Discovery House Books
  • Evangel Magazine
  • EvanTell
  • Every Generation Ministries
  • Faith 'n Stuff 
  • Faith and Life Press 
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Focus on the Family
  • Good News/Crossway Books
  • Gospel Light
  • Gospel Publishing House
  • Great Commission Publications
  • Group Publishing
  • Growing Families International
  • Homeschooling Today Magazine
  • Howard Books
  • Kathie Hill Music
  • Kansas City Chiefs
  • Kansas City Royals
  • Kendall Hunt Publishing
  • KidZWorker.com
  • Leadership Magazine
  • LifeWay Christian Resources
  • Light & Life Magazine 
  • Livingstone Corp.
  • Media Embassy
  • Mel Bay Publications
  • National Religious Broadcasters
  • Nazarene Publishing House
  • Pleasant Word
  • Radio Bible Class
  • Presbyterian Church USA
  • Regular Baptist Press
  • Review & Herald Publishing 
  • Salem Publishing
  • Standard Publishing Co.
  • Stan Toler Ministries
  • Strang Communications
  • Teaching & Learning Co.
  • The Timothy Group
  • Tyndale House
  • University of the Nations
  • WinePress Publishing
  • WORDsearch Corp.
  • Youth for Christ

Speaking Engagements

Do you know someone who is interested in cartooning? Ron occasionally does speaking engagements and teaches classes on cartooning using the latest computer technology.

To those local to the Kansas City area Ron hosts an occasional Cartoon Camp in his home studio. Contact Ron if you would like Ron to come visit your school or organization.

Links to Other Sites

If you like what you see here you might enjoy some of these Cool Websites too.

Quick Links

Cartoonworks Directory
  Freebies
  Puzzles
  Ron's Portfolio
  Cartoon Camp
  Cartoon Tracts
  Clip Art
  Products
  Jeremiah Cartoons!
  Stinky Stevens
  Scripture Memory in a Flash
  Ron's Story
  What Others Say
  Guest Book
  Links to Other Sites
   

Contact Ron

Ron would love to hear from you. The best way to reach him is to fill out his Contact Ron form. This form goes directly to him.

You can also contact him at his studio:

Ron Wheeler

CartoonWorks
9818 Summit Street
Kansas City MO 64114
816-941-9221
1-877-I DRAW 4U (877-437-2948)

No solicitors please.

Cartoon Character

by Ron Wheeler
   I need to tell you a story about the following excerpted chapter from the book It's a God Thing by Luis Palau. I read through my story of how God provided for our need and was extremely convicted by my whiny attitude lately. The night before my copies of this book came in the mail I had been crying out to God about our financial condition. We had just written a check to pay a credit card bill with our home equity line of credit. As ashamed as I am to admit it, I accused of God of not caring enough to meet our needs. Why would He call me to draw cartoons to bring glory to His name if He wasn't going to provide the means to do so?

   The next day I expected a check to arrive that we'd been desperately waiting for. Instead I get a box full of these books that included my own words ... my very own testimonial of how God does care and He does provide.

   Doesn't God have a sense of humor?

   By the way, the checks I was waiting for eventually came a few days later. There was no real harm done. I hope this story has as much impact on you as it had when I read it ... and I'm the one it was written about.

Ron Wheeler
After speaking at large festivals and conferences for more than thirty years, I can attest—a million times over—that God sweats the details. In the following story a man needed a practical miracle to use his God-given gifts. Guess what? God knew what he needed, when he needed it.

Cartoon Character

   "Ralph" was a cartoon character anti-hero who poked fun at the school administration and tweaked Establishment noses—perfect for the mid-1970s at the University of Nebraska, where Ron Wheeler had convinced the student newspaper to publish his first comic strip.

   Fellow students told Ron there was a lot of truth in his cartoons, but deep down he wondered if they were right. He decided to set off on a course to find out "What Really Matters." He scaled mountain peaks, jumped out of airplanes, and attended MindDynamics seminars. He purchased a hot sports car and found willing women to fill the passenger seat.

   None of these pursuits satisfied his hunger for truth.

   Ron had wrapped his persona into being a cartoonist, which was a tough way to make a living. After years of rejection, he discovered what he was missing was Jesus Christ—not his own syndicated Sunday newspaper comic strip.

   Hearing a presentation of the Christian message to make peace with God using the bridge of Jesus Christ, Ron trusted Christ as his Savior, and began reading the Bible. When he fathomed that his pride and selfishness had kept him from experiencing God’s love, he stopped trying so hard to become a cartoonist. In fact, he was willing to give up the dream altogether.

   "Coincidentally," the very next day, Ron got his first full-time job, drawing cartoons for a slide show production company right across the street from his apartment.

   Ron is now a free-lance cartoonist. One of his first clients was the American Tract Society, which in the early 1980s found his humor in comic-like tracts effective. Tracts are small booklets that are handed out to people to explain something about the Christian faith when a long conversation isn’t possible. People will read tracts, especially tracts with cartoons in them when they won’t take time to read anything else.

   After several years, however, the ministry had a change of leadership, and Ron’s tract work abruptly halted. He shrugged and returned to the drawing board. Though his job changed, one thing never changed over the years for Ron: tight finances. When he later began creating CDs containing his cartoons in a clip art format, this entrepreneurial effort stretched him to his financial limits.

   Then his balky computer, which Ron uses to manipulate images and even "draw," began showing signs of permanently crashing. Ron’s three-year-old Macintosh operated behind the curve: the processing speed was too slow and the hard drive storage unable to meet the demands placed on it.

   With a huge poster assignment deadline looming on the horizon, Ron wondered if he should charge a new computer on his Visa card and worry about paying for it later. If he decided the pull the trigger, Ron figured he needed to buy an Apple Macintosh G3 with 266 MHz and a 6 gigabyte hard drive.

   Ron began to pray about the situation. Two weeks later, he got a call from Rob Moritz, whose one-man acting ministry as "the apostle Paul" takes him around the country reciting the apostle’s New Testament writings.

   "Did I tell you I have a new Apple computer?" Rob asked out of the blue.

   "Yeah, do you want to give it to me?" Ron joked.

   "As a matter of fact I do."

   "No, you can’t be serious."

   "But I am."

   "What’s it got on it?"

   "It’s a G3 with 266 MHz and a 6 gig hard drive."

   Ron looked down the MacWarehouse mail-order catalog. The same model was staring him in the face.

   "No, let me buy it from you."

   "I insist on giving it to you. We don’t need it anymore, and I know you can put it to good use," Rob said.

   Ron drove to his house to pick up the computer. "There it is," Rob said with a sweep of his hand. "You know something? You’re going to be amazed when you get to heaven and see how many people who were helped in their salvation because of the cartooning gift God has given you."

   "I’m overwhelmed, Rob, but I haven’t done any gospel tracts in years."

   Shortly after setting up the new Mac at his home office, Ron took a call from the American Tract Society. With the new leadership in place, they told Ron they were ready to revise and update their cartoon tract line. Could he revise or create eleven new tracts in two months?

   "I sure can," he replied. He had never been asked to do more than four tracts in a year, but with his new computer the assignment was doable.

   Then a new client called. Good New Publishers wanted Ron to create five more gospel tracts. God clearly had a plan and his own timetable for getting the message out.

   Ron has nearly fifty cartoon gospel tracts in print, and more than thirty-five million have been handed out all over the world. To learn more about Ron’s cartooning, visit his Web site at www.cartoonworks.com.

"Whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God above, who created all heaven’s lights. Unlike them, he never changes or casts shifting shadows. In his goodness he chose to make us his own children by giving us his true word" (James 1:17-18).

 

Excerpted from It's a God Thing by Luis Palau (Doubleday). Copyright © 2001 Luis Palau. Permission granted to forward to family and friends. All other rights reserved.

 

 

 

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