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....
Did Jesus Have a Problem With Authority? | A Visual Commentary on Matthew 22:1-14
Abuse of power. That is one of the most prevalent topics in our world today. We see it in the church sex scandals, the endless investigations of the White House, and the recent documentary on Leaving Neverland. I recently watched this video claiming that, in order to...
Pages 15 and 16 of A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew are Now Online
Jesus has finally arrived in Jerusalem. Much to everyone's surprise, he rides into the city on the back of a donkey. Matthew 21:1-23:39 record a series of heated confrontations between Jesus and the religious leaders. Please enjoy these next two pages in A...
Why Are We Doing a Community Mural?
Why would a church be interested in a giant paint-by-number project? Imagine an 18’ x 10’ canvas, divided into twelve 3’ x 5’ panels. Now imagine that each of these canvas panels is covered with random shapes, drawn in sharpie marker. Each shape has a number written...
Finding Our Way to Forgiveness | A Sermon on Matthew 18:21-35
This sermon explores the meaning of the word forgiveness. Peter asks Jesus, "How many times should I forgive?" Jesus responds with a parable of a radically generous landowner and terribly selfish slave. How can we be so unforgiving when God is so radically generous...
Traveling to Jerusalem | Page 14 of A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew is Online
We continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew with the next page of A Cartoonist's Guide to Matthew. Page 14 covers Matthew 19:1-20:34. Jesus has finally left the northern regions and is making his way to Jerusalem, where he will be arrested and executed. The...
Post Mountain Top Syndrome | A Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday from Matthew 17:1-8
This sermon follows the Narrative Lectionary and explores Jesus' Transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-8. How do we overcome the Post Mountain Top Experience? Perhaps it has to do with our expectations about Jesus. I did not write a manuscript for this sermon. Please enjoy...
Finding Our Way Through Lent
Today is Ash Wednesday. This is the official beginning of Lent. Many of us will attend a worship service today where someone will smear black ashes mixed with oil on our forehead and say, "Remember that from dust you came and to dust you will return." What is this all...
How Many Times Should We Forgive? | Matthew Page 13 Now Online
How can we get along in the church? in the world? That's what Jesus talks about in Matthew 18:1-35. Scholars call this the Community Discourse. Jesus is asked two questions: 1) Who is the greatest? 2) How often should we forgive? Answer: The least is the greatest, and...
Finding Our Way to the Transfiguration | Page 12 of Matthew is Online
Things are about to get really bad for Jesus and his disciples in Matthew 16:13-17:27. They need a glimpse of hope before the storm arrives. Jesus leads Peter, James and John to the top of a mountain where he is transfigured before their eyes. They don’t know what to do.