A Visual Meditation on Romans 12:4-5
How Do I Find Meaning in My Work? I chose to zoom in on Romans 12:4-5. Your work matters because it is a part of what God is doing in the world.
Art and Travel
Dear friends and readers, I’m using this post to inform you about two things and ask for prayer. The artist community of Easter Lutheran Church (where I serve) invited me to have an art show in the gallery. It is hanging now and will run through December, 2017....Encounter the Other #REA17 #visualnotes
I had the privilege to spend this past weekend with religious educators from all over the world at the Annual Conference of the Religious Educators Association. We gathered at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, MO. Our theme was “Encounter” This is a generous,...
National Novel Writing Month Begins #NaNoWriMo
The final hours of October are evaporating. I dedicated this month to inktober. It was a fun challenge to create a new pen and ink drawing each day. It really got the creative juices flowing. “Now what?” you ask. Well, I’ve decided to plunge into...#inktober2017 is Finished!
31 days of inking. The challenge is to create one new original pen and ink drawing each day of October. The purpose is to improve one’s inking skills. Thank you Jake Parker for starting this artist’s challenge. I actually did it this year. Here is my...
A Visual Meditation on the Light of the World
We begin a new worship series this coming weekend called Shine Where You Are. This weekend our theme is “You Are the Light of the World.” The main texts are Psalm 36:5-9, Matthew 5:13-16, and Revelation 21:1-6. I decided to focus the visual meditation on...
How You Live Matters | A Sermon on Law and Gospel from the CORE Series
This sermon continues the CORE Worship Series. It looks at Law and Gospel. This is a core teaching of Lutheran theology. Follow the PowerPoint [slideshare id=81195850&doc=howwelivematters-171025140814] Read the Manuscript I’m curious. How many of you have ever had...
Reformed and Always Reforming | A Visual Meditation for Reformation Day
These are the four texts chosen for our reformation Sunday celebration: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36. This is the 500th Anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the chapel door in Wittenberg. He was not content to...
A Visual Meditation on Law and Gospel
The Worship Theme tomorrow is titled “How You Live Matters.” This is the continuation of our CORE series where we look at the core elements of our faith. The real theological issue is a classic Lutheran teaching called Law and Gospel. This is a massive topic and I’ve...
