Getting Ready for the Gospel of Luke
The Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary will both explore the Gospel of Luke this year. Download A Cartoonist’s Guide to Luke to be ready to visually explore this amazing Gospel.
Drawing Thumbnails in Procreate for an Oil Painting
This week I am working on thumbnails for an oil painting project. A family commissioned me to do a painting to honor the memory of their son who was killed in a motorcycle accident. I am so honored that the family gave me permission to share the journey of creating this painting.
How You Treat the Little Ones | Visual Lectionary Downloads for September 29, 2024
Download visual resources to help you preach, teach, and study the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for September 29, 2024.
For the Revised Common Lectionary
Esther Risks Her Life in Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
God Provides for Grumblers in Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
The Prayer of Faith in James 5:13-20 (Download James study HERE)
Take Care of the Little Ones in Mark 9:38-50
For the Narrative Lectionary
The Passover in Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8
What is Greatness? | Visual Lectionary Downloads for September 22, 2024
Download visual resources to help you preach, teach, and study the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for September 22, 2024.
For the Revised Common Lectionary
The Wise Woman in Proverbs 31:10-31
Deeply Planted in Psalm 1:1-6
Two Kinds of Wisdom in James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a
Unless You Become Like a Child in Mark 9:30-37
For the Narrative Lectionary
Joseph in Genesis 37:3-8, 17b-22, 26-34; 50:15-21
One Week Left to Sign Up for the Art of Discipleship Course
Join me for a 4-Week journey through the Art of Discipleship. Every Tuesday evening on Zoom we will explore what it looks like to follow the Way of Jesus in our world today.
Who Do You Say I Am? | Visual Lectionary Downloads for September 15, 2024
Download visual resources to help you preach, teach, and study the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for September 15, 2024.
For the Revised Common Lectionary
Wisdom Calls Out in Proverbs 1:20-33
Taming the Tongue in James 3:1-12 (Download James study HERE)
Who Do You Say I Am? in Mark 8:27-38
For the Narrative Lectionary
Count the Stars in Genesis 15:1-6
A New Season Begins! | Visual Lectionary Downloads for September 8, 2024
Jesus Heals Out of Bounds
The Gospel reading for the Revised Common Lectionary is Mark 7:24-37. Jesus crosses the boundaries of Jewish territory and heals the daughter of a Syro-Phoenician woman and a deaf mute man in the Decapolis.
Back to the Beginning in the Narrative Lectionary
The Narrative Lectionary launches the annual trek through Genesis this week.
Download visual resources to help you preach, teach, and study the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for September 8, 2024.
For the Revised Common Lectionary
Show No Partiality in James 2
Healing Out of Bounds in Mark 7:24-37
For the Narrative Lectionary
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2-3
So. Much. Good. Stuff.
Using Toon Boom Storyboard Pro to Visually Think through Why There are So Many Worship Styles
This week I share the work I’ve been doing around the subject of worship. Two things converge for me this week: First, I am the new Dean of the Chapel at Luther Seminary and it is my responsibility to cultivate, steward, and shepherd the worship and spiritual life of our Seminary. Second, I am writing a course called Loving God with our Spirit for Faith+Lead Academy in which I talk about the spiritual practice of worship.
I spent all day on Friday visually thinking through the question, “Why are there so many worship styles, and how do I choose one that’s right for me?” I find that Toon Boom Storyboard Pro is an excellent tool to create multi-dimensional mind maps. If you’ve read my book The Visual Preacher then you know that I love creating mind maps to visually explore a sermon, or any presentation. This livestream is an example of that.
I hope you find this session interesting and helpful. I get rambling a bit, and definitely run out of time to go deeply into all the ideas I drew about.
The Wisdom of James | A 5-Week Study
This study guide will be a helpful companion to the 5-week series in the Epistle of James that begins this week in the Revised Common Lectionary.
What Makes Someone Unclean? | Visual Lectionary Downloads for September 1, 2024
Study the Book of James in September
The Revised Common Lectionary begins a 5-week series on James this week. Download a study I wrote for our network of house churches in Las Vegas Nevada in 2006-7. Each lesson contains study questions and a “Food for Thought” reflection/commentary. Enjoy!
Download 5-Week Study HERE.
Getting Prepped for Genesis?
The Narrative Lectionary will launch the annual trek through Genesis next week. CLICK HERE to get all your visual resources for Genesis ready to go. I’m especially excited to share my 4-page illustration of Genesis 2-3. Here’s a sample…
