Illustrating Exodus 34:6-7 | A Live Contemplative Art Experience
On Thursday, July 9 at 4:00pm CT I livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook for an hour. This contemplative session reflects Exodus 34:6-7. Learn more here. The art is created in the Procreate app on my iPad Pro. Enjoy! https://youtube.com/live/yMkmsfCvGZ8?feature=share...
Drawings from Camp House
I got to be the Artist-in-Residence at Camp House again this summer. It was only for three days, but it was fun. Here are the pieces I created while there. Enjoy! We read the story of Jesus and the Woman at the Well in Samaria. This was my visual meditation on the...
Create with Me | A Summer Journey of Art & Scripture
Real Art. Real Time. Real Connection. An 8-Week Summer Series of Contemplative Art & Scripture In an age of Artificial Intelligence generating endless content, let this be a refreshing connection to a real person, creating real art, in real time, and contemplating...
A Sermon for Independence Day, the Fourth of July, and the Kingdom of God
How do we preach about the Kingdom of God that Jesus proclaimed and the so-called American Dream that is celebrated on Independence Day and the Fourth of July? Do they go together?
Reflections on Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day! I am very grateful to have a father who makes it easy for me to imagine God as a loving heavenly father. I love you, Dad. This morning I found two posts from the past that I created in honor of Father’s Day and the text I preached for...
Membership to Discipleship | My New Course at Faith+Lead Academy
This is my new course at Faith+Lead Academy. It is a FREE mini-course that will help you develop a clearer vision for what it means to be a community of disciples who follow Jesus in everyday life for the sake of the world.
May Your Love Overflow | A Baccalaureate Sermon from Philippians 1:9-11
I had the joy of preaching the Baccalaureate service at Luther Seminary on Saturday, May 30, 2026. It seemed appropriate to share my favorite prayer of Paul that he prayed for his friends in Philippi in Philippians 1:9-11.
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...
