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...
Painting Pentecost | Art Pastor Live 5-22-26
On Friday, May 22 at 3:00pm CT I livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook for an hour. This contemplative session reflects on the Day of Pentecost. Learn more here. The art is created in the Procreate app on my iPad Pro. Enjoy!...
Pentecost 2026 | The Babbling of Drunken Fools
We celebrate Pentecost this week. Explore this familiar story with me. Half the crowd thought the disciples were drunk. How often does the Gospel of Jesus seem like foolishness to the world systems?
Jesus Ascends, We Carry On
We recognize the ascension of Jesus this week. Let’s see how this story is the hinge between the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.
Don’t Let Your Hearts Be Troubled!?! Seriously, Jesus?
Do not let your hearts be troubled. That’s what Jesus said to his disciples on the night that he was betrayed and arrested. How could he say that? Their world was about to be torn apart. The readings this week are troubling. The first reading tells the story of Stephen being unjustly accused, dragged outside the city and beaten to death with rocks. Peter is writing to a group of people who were being severely persecuted. The Psalmist cries out to God in a time of trial.
From Saul to Paul and Silas | A Visual Tour of Acts 9-16
In this video I will guide you through the stories of Acts 9-16 using my visual, interactive map of Acts.
The Conversion of Saul | A Reading of Acts 9:1-19
This is a reading of Acts 9:1-19 from the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) using the images from A Cartoonist’s Guide to Acts.
Feel free to use it in your worship service or classroom.
Saul was headed to Damascus to arrest the followers of Jesus. He encounters the risen Christ and is forever changed. Saul does not experience true healing until he receives the touch of Ananias along with his forgiveness and acceptance. Saul, who would later be called Paul, understood the grace of Jesus Christ in a palpable way.
