Beginning a Summer of Prayer and Sabbath Rest | Visual Lectionary for June 2, 2024
I invite you to join me on a journey of prayer and sabbath rest this month. View your Visual Resources for the texts this week.
The Trinity Animated
This short animation allows you to contemplate the Trinity. The Bible speaks of God the creator. Jesus called God “Abba” which means Father, or Daddy. It is a term of endearment between child and parent. The Holy Spirit is the power of life and love throughout scripture. The Hebrew word is ruach.
How Can We Talk to God?
We begin our journey into the ART of Prayer this week by looking at the opening lines of the Lord’s Prayer. How can we talk to God?
Let’s Make a Trinity Zentangle!
Join me for this Livestream where I demonstrate how to make a Trinity Zentangle. Get your pen and paper ready. It’s easy, fun, and contemplative.
The Trinity: Truth or Trap?
Is the doctrine of The Holy Trinity the truth that accurately describes God, or is it a trap that can lead us into a harmful form of rigid thinking and idolatry?
The answer, in my opinion, is yes (in good Lutheran, paradoxical fashion).
Pentecost | A Visual Reading of Acts 1:1-21
This video is a reading of Acts 1:1-21 along with the visuals from A Cartoonist’s Guide to Acts. Feel free to play this during worship or in a class.
The End of Theological Education by Ted Smith | A Visual Book Review
Ted Smith plays with the phrase “The End of Theological Education.” Is theological education ending? Or, what is the purpose of theological education. Allow me to visually walk you through this book.
Pentecost and the Disruptive Spirit in Acts 2
The Holy Spirit shook the room where the disciples were hiding and disrupted their lives forever. The Day of Pentecost is celebrated around the world by Christians of all flavors and marked as the “birthday” of the church. Explore my visual resources to study, preach, and teach about this important day.
Casting Lots for God’s Will?
How do we discern what God wants us to do? Can we simply roll the dice, flip a coin, or cast lots? Apparently, we can. At least the disciples did in Acts 1. Explore this text with me.
Can We Call God Mother?
Is it right to refer to God as Mother? This Sunday is Mother’s Day, so worship planners and preachers are faced with all kinds of opportunities and decisions about how to address motherhood in worship. What will you do this week? Will you embrace God as mother?
