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A graphic novel of Matthew. You can download PowerPoints and images to help you in your preaching, teaching, and learning.
Explore Every Book of the Bible
Find cartoons, illustrations, videos, commentaries, and other helpful information about every book of the Bible.
My work is a fusion of ART and THEOLOGY.
My goal is to provide you with as many visually interesting tools as possible to help you grow deeper in the love of God.
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Explore various practices and pathways to grow deeper in the love of God, through Jesus Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the world.
The Latest From the Blog
A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Great Commission
This week brings us to the final scene in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus meets his disciples on a mountain in Galilee. Some of them worshipped and some doubted. Sounds like a normal day for me. This moment also marks the completion of A Cartoonist's Guide to...
Christ is Risen, and The Mural is Done!
Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Happy Easter everyone. We have been working on a commuity mural project at Easter Lutheran Church throughout Lent. Today is the big reveal. I'd like to share the process with you. Enjoy! Back in February we had the idea...
Friday Happened…Now What?
Friday Happened...Now What? It is early Saturday morning as I write this post. It is the day of unknowing, riddled with fear. The disciples watched their teacher die the cruel death of an insurrectionist. He was lifted up on a cross to be shamed and to serve as a...
What’s So Good About This Friday?
He was arrested,falsely accused, beaten, mocked, and nailed to a cross. This was how the Empire treated all insurrectionists. Fear, self-protection, hatred, and violence. This is the cycle of the human condition. You cannot defeat it with violence, otherwise you...
The Last Supper
On the night in which he was handed over (betrayed) by his friend...he handed himself over to our fear, hatred, violence and death... Downloadable Resources If you would like a step-be-step PowerPoint of this presentation, you can have it for...
A Cartoonist’s Guide to Holy Week
The moment has finally arrived. A Cartoonist's Guide to Matthew is finished!! To celebrate this occassion, I created a PowerPoint that walks through the events of Holy Week, beginning with the Triumphal Entry in Chapter 21, then skipping all the arguments of chapters...
A Missional Purpose Statement
Winter’s icy grip has melted away. Spring has sprung. Easter is almost here. Perhaps it is the increased vitamin D from the vernal sun. Perhaps it is a few recent positive conversations with colleagues. Perhaps it is the projects I’ve been feverishly working on....
The Five Discourses of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew contains five long speeches (discourses) of Jesus. Many Bible scholars organize the Gospel around these speeches. However, it is important to note that four out of the five speeches occur during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, before he travels south...
Jesus Speaks Truth to Power | A Sermon on Matthew 22:1-14
The parable of the King's Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22:1-14 offers a troubling picture for us. Why would a king destroy the people who reject his invitation? Why would he throw out a person who is not properly dressed? What message is Jesus trying to communicate?...
Matthew Page 17 is Now Online | Matthew 24:1-25:46
How will the world end? That is a question that lurks at the back of our collective conscience all the time. Jesus talks about "The End of the Age" in our next installment of A Cartoonist's Guide to the Gospel of Matthew. I invite you to explore this page....