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Warning! Site Upgrade This Weekend
My site is getting upgraded this weekend (Friday - Sunday), so you may experience some downtime or glitches. Things should be functioning properly by Monday. If you are a preacher, teacher, or student who accesses A Cartoonist's Guide to Matthew, you might want to get...
Finding Our Way Through Compassion | A Sermon on Matthew 7:1-12
This sermon continues our series Finding Our Way. Jesus concludes the teaching portion of the sermon on the mount in Matthew 7:1-12 with a series of seemingly unrelated images: logs, dogs, pigs, pearls, and doors. See this post to get more background. Jesus tells us...
Logs, Dogs, Pigs, and Pearls | A Visual Meditation on Matthew 7:1-12
Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with a series of interesting images in Matthew 7:1-11. He warns the listener not to judge. Matthew 7:1–5 (NRSV) 1 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure...
Jesus Teaches in Parables | Page 9 of A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew now Online
The next installment of A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew is now online. See Page 9 and get downloads Page 9 covers Matthew 13:1-53. Jesus teaches the crowds using parables. Only those who have ears to hear can understand what the Kingdom of Heaven is really like.
The Bible Project Releases the Final Acts Video
The Bible Project continues to produce quality animations that provide an accessible overview of each book of the Bible and major Biblical Themes. They released the final video in a series on Luke-Acts. This release inspired me to put the final touches on my own...
Visual, Interactive Book Reviews for You
This week is a highlighter week for me each year. I have the privilege of co-teaching the Missional Leadership Course with Dr. Terri Elton in the Doctor of Ministry Program at Luther Seminary. This is an intensive week of collaborative learning with pastors and...
Finding Our Way in the Wilderness | A Sermon from Matthew 4:1-17
Jesus begins his ministry in the wilderness. It is a space where everything is stripped away and we find our true identity, and our true belonging. This sermon explores how we must experience the wilderness in order to love our neighbor as ourself. See Page 3 of A...
Should A Pastor Be An Artist?
Should a pastor be an artist? Can a pastor be a cartoonist (is cartooning even art)? Isn’t a pastor’s job to focus on the people and the business of a congregation? There are hurting people to visit in the hospital, a neighborhood to engage, meetings and staff to...
A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Sermon on the Mount
We are Finding Our Way through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:29) for the next couple of weeks in our preaching at Easter. This passage is like "The Quintessential Jesus According to Matthew." It records the essence of Jesus' teaching. I attempted to create a...
The Hebrew Poetry Unit is Now Online
https://youtu.be/K5Shh42SD4g The Hebrew Poetry Unit is now available at The-Faith-Journey.com. This is a continuation of our walk through the entire Hebrew Bible for our Confirmation Program at Easter Lutheran Church. Check out The Bible Project Videos Visit A...