Study Matthew for Lent
I am very excited to announce that the course I built for Faith+Lead Academy on the Gospel of Matthew is available online. I built this course on A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew, but it has so much more. Check it out…
The Transfiguration in Matthew
Jesus takes Peter, James, and John to the top of a mountain where they witness him be transfigured before there eyes. He stands with Moses and Elijah and the voice of God says, “This is my son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.” Why did Matthew include this story at this point in his narrative?
This video is an excerpt from our weekly Bible Study on A Cartoonist’s Bible Network. Every Monday at 4:00pm Central Time members of the network gather on Zoom to discuss the text for that week from both the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary. I walk through the visuals on A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Bible and we discuss ideas for how to teach and preach the text.
The Transfiguration | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries for Feb. 19, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 19, 2023. Both lectionaries converge on the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration in Matthew this week. The Revised Common Lectionary focuses on Matthew 17:1-9 and the Narrative Lectionary zooms out to Matthew 16:24-17:8.
My Last Day in Guatemala
It is Friday afternoon and I’m sitting in the courtyard of the Lutheran Center in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is currently 80 degrees and absolutely perfect in the shade of this patio table. I’m very excited to be reunited with my wife and family tomorrow, but, to...
The Parables | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on February 12, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 12, 2023.
The First Week in Guatemala is Finished
It is Sunday, February 5th, 2023 and I have reached the half-way point in my trip to Guatemala. Last week I stayed with a family in Antigua Guatemala while I studied Spanish at La Union Spanish School. It was a great week. I walked 1.5 miles to school every morning...
True Wisdom | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on February 5, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 5, 2023.
Leaving for Guatemala, Please Pray
I will be in Guatemala from January 29 – February 11, 2023. Please pray for me and for the pastors I’ll be working with on the trip.
The Foolishness of The Gospel | Visual Resources for Both Lectionaries on January 29, 2023
This post offers visual resources for the texts in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for Sunday, January 29, 2022. This week the RCL takes us to the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Both texts proclaim the foolishness of the Good News that Jesus offers the world. The Narrative Lectionary takes us to the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6, where we have the foolish notion that the creator of the universe actually cares about us and wants to listen.
Kintsugi Communion
This post includes a Slide Deck I used during lunch church at Luther Seminary where we did some spiritual exercises by reflecting on the art of Kintsugi and the work of Makoto Fujimura.
