Theology

Theology is one of those scary words that either intimidates people or rallies them for a fight. It shouldn't be that way.

Theology is just the process of talking (or doodling) about God.

This playlist of videos comes from a course I taught at Grace Lutheran Church in 2016. It builds off of the book Making Sense out of the Christian Faith by David Lose and combines it with my cartooning style and theological perspective. Watch. Share. Enjoy.

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Visualizing an Open and Relational Theology

Deep in the Burbs is my PhD Dissertation, Luther Seminary, 2015

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Theology Posts

Holy Trinity Sunday

It is Trinity Sunday. Preachers respond in many different ways to this occasion. Some shy away because the Trinity is too complicated and mysterious to speak about in a short sermon. Some attempt to explain the Trinity and usually fall into some form of modalism by...

The Rise of Ares

Today is No Kings Day. Millions of people around the USA are gathering to protest the authoritarian moves that the Trump administration is taking. I am not a Democrat, nor am I a Republican. I'd like to stay out of politics, but that is impossible. Whenever three...

Two Parades | A Visual Meditation on Palm Sunday and Holy Week

This image was inspired by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan as they offer a hypothetical scene in their 2006 book The Last Week,

Two processions entered Jerusalem on a spring day in the year 30. . . One was a peasant procession, the other an imperial procession. From the east, Jesus rode a donkey down the Mouth of Olives, cheered by his followers. . . On the opposite side of the city, from the west, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, entered Jerusalem at the head of a column of imperial calvary and soldiers.

Jesus’s procession proclaimed the kingdom of God; Pilate’s proclaimed the power of empire.

Teaching with a Chalkboard!?!

I had the great joy of teaching a three-day intensive class last weekend at Luther Seminary. We call this RFS (Residential Focus Session). A full credit masters course requires 40 hours of instructor-led class time. The RFS gathers distributed learners (DLs) from...

What is Epiphany?

Today is Epiphany. January 6. Great, but what is it? In this video I introduce you to the season, why it matters, and how you can teach others about it. Enjoy!

The Trinity | A Visual Exploration

https://youtu.be/AoXnWZbQAZg?si=JV964J1S7_pLHHM-The Trinity is a way that some humans have tried to express the deep mysteries of ultimate reality, aka GOD. This video is a fusion of art and theology in which I walk you through some of the reasons that I think The...

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...