I did this sketch a couple years ago, but just realized I had never put the video on my site. This combines two of my passions: drawing and listening to Andy McKee. This sketch was done in the procreate app on my iPad using a Wacom Creative Intuous Stylus....
Tuesday, February 17. Matthew 12:1-14. Jesus was a trouble maker. Today’s reading shows us two examples of how Jesus made the religious leaders furious. Both stories have to do with the same theme: Jesus chose mercy over following the rules. The law of Moses...
I’m back from a seven-day digital fast. Yep, no Facebook, Twitter, email, YouTube, web surfing for seven days. It was good. I highly recommend it. The plan was to be completely disconnected for seven days. That plan was changed when I received word from my...
Monday, February 16. Psalm 41:1-10. This is a big week in the life of the church. In two days we will observe Ash Wednesday and begin the forty-day journey of Lent. This is a time when we are reminded that “from dust we came and from dust we will return.”...
I am taking a digital fast from Sunday evening, February 8 through Sunday Evening, February 15. That means I will not be writing a daily devo during this time. I encourage you to continue your daily Bible reading. Here is the reading schedule. See you in a week!...
I’ve been in suspended animation for the last three weeks. I sent a draft of the dissertation to my advisor on January 17. I honestly had no idea if it was any good at all (this is my first rodeo, remember). Every day I’ve been beating back the debate in...
Friday, February 6. Matthew 8:28-9:8. Last week I was at a conference where Nadia Bolz-Weber was one of the main speakers. She talked about this passage and wondered if demon possession happens today. Then she told the story of her own struggle with depression. It was...
Thursday, February 5. Matthew 8:18-27. How would you describe our suburban lifestyle? There are many answers to that question, of course. One thing that most of us could say, especially if you are the typical high school student, is that we are BUSY people. There is...
Wednesday, February 4. Matthew 8:1-17. This passage is full of amazing stories. Jesus is not only a great teacher, he also has the power to cure people from disease and cast out demons. Who is this guy? The amazing part of this story, however, is not that Jesus healed...
Tuesday, February 3. Matthew 7:1-29. Today’s reading gives us an opportunity to ask an important question. Ask yourself: How much energy do I spend trying to get people to like me, approve of me, or, at least, notice me? I think, if we are honest, we spend a...
