The Art Pastor explore spirituality and scripture with me through art and creativity

I create visual resources to help preachers, teachers, and seekers explore spirituality and scripture.

For preachers…

A weekly visual resource for both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary.

For Bible students…

Explore every book of the Bible through my graphic novels, illustrations, and animations.

For spiritual seekers…

Follow my research on missional spirituality, discipleship, and the suburban context.

For art lovers…

Latest from the blog

Focus in a World of Distractions

Focus in a World of Distractions

We live in a world full of distractions. They ping us on our smart phones and lure us to doom scroll through the overwhelming news of all that is going wrong in the world. And then, when we feel overwhelmed, we medicate with cat videos or the eye candy of your choice....

Lighting on the Face | A Contemplative Art Experience

Lighting on the Face | A Contemplative Art Experience

This session launched my seven-week series Drawing through the Summer. Each Thursday I will paint something for the pure joy of creating. This week I chose to draw a portrait that had very interesting, and challenging, lighting effects. Enjoy!

Can a Samaritan be Good? A Reflection on Luke 10:25-37

Can a Samaritan be Good? A Reflection on Luke 10:25-37

The Gospel reading for this Sunday, from the Revised Common Lectionary, is Luke 10:25-37. It is one of the most well known parables that Jesus’ told, often called the Good Samaritan.

I’d like to do two things in this post.

First, put this story in the context of The Gospel of Luke.

Second, offer a simple reflection on how we desperately need this story today.

Painting the Trinity | A Contemplative Art Experience

Painting the Trinity | A Contemplative Art Experience

On Friday, June 13, at 4:00pm CT I livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook for an hour. I created an original image from scratch in Procreate on my iPad Pro. Bring your art supplies and create with me, or simply sit back and allow my creative process to be a...

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Meet Steve

I am an artist, a pastor, and a professor.

My passion is to combine my love of art, spirituality, and scripture to help people grow deeper in the love of God.

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