Painting a Landscape in Procreate
On Thursday, July 31, at 7:00pm CT I livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook for an hour. I created an original image from scratch in Procreate on my iPad Pro. Bring your art supplies and create with me, or simply sit back and allow my creative process to be a...
Drawing Motion in Procreate Dreams
On Thursday, July 24, at 7:00pm CT I livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook for an hour. I created an original animation from scratch in Procreate Dreams on my iPad Pro. Bring your art supplies and create with me, or simply sit back and allow my creative process to be a...
When Life Seems Meaningless
Do you ever look around and think, what is the point of all this? It seems like rich, greedy, power-hungry people keep winning while the poor, marginalized people continue to suffer. Well-meaning people keep yelling at each other and the world becomes more deeply...
The Other Lord’s Prayer | A Reflection on Luke 11:1-13
The Gospel reading this week takes us to Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. I call it “the other Lord’s Prayer” because the one that is recited in worship services is from Matthew’s Gospel. If you are interested in comparing the...
A Wildflower Mandala
On Thursday, July 17, at 7:00pm CT I livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook for an hour. I created an original image from scratch in Procreate on my iPad Pro. Bring your art supplies and create with me, or simply sit back and allow my creative process to be a...
The Trinity | A Visual Exploration
https://youtu.be/AoXnWZbQAZg?si=JV964J1S7_pLHHM- The Trinity is a way that some humans have tried to express the deep mysteries of ultimate reality, aka GOD. This video is a fusion of art and theology in which I walk you through some of the reasons that I think The...
Focus in a World of Distractions
We live in a world full of distractions. They ping us on our smart phones and lure us to doom scroll through the overwhelming news of all that is going wrong in the world. And then, when we feel overwhelmed, we medicate with cat videos or the eye candy of your choice....
Lighting on the Face | A Contemplative Art Experience
This session launched my seven-week series Drawing through the Summer. Each Thursday I will paint something for the pure joy of creating. This week I chose to draw a portrait that had very interesting, and challenging, lighting effects. Enjoy!
Can a Samaritan be Good? A Reflection on Luke 10:25-37
The Gospel reading for this Sunday, from the Revised Common Lectionary, is Luke 10:25-37. It is one of the most well known parables that Jesus’ told, often called the Good Samaritan.
I’d like to do two things in this post.
First, put this story in the context of The Gospel of Luke.
Second, offer a simple reflection on how we desperately need this story today.
