A Visual Commentary on Luke 9:21-45 | The Transfiguration

At the Top of the Jesus Rollercoaster

The Narrative Lectionary this week brings us to the story of Jesus’ transfiguration in Luke 9:28-45. In today’s post, I want to look back at things I’ve drawn and written about this event over the past few years and describe the evolution of the...
A Visual Commentary on Luke 9:21-45 | The Transfiguration

Luke 7, Sin, and the Banality of Evil

Sunday mornings always deliver a treat into my inbox with the delivery of my subscription to Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings. This morning I read her review of Hannah Arendt’s piece titled Eichmann in Jerusalem where she discusses Banality of...
A Visual Commentary on Luke 9:21-45 | The Transfiguration

A Visual Commentary on Luke 7:36-50

The text for this week’s sermon is Luke 7:36-50 from the Narrative Lectionary. Here is my visual commentary of the passage. Enjoy. (download the PowerPoint HERE) This is an awkward situation. A man who considers himself righteous because he obeys the Law of...
A Visual Commentary on Luke 9:21-45 | The Transfiguration

Jesus: Friend of Sinners

The text for this week’s sermon is Luke 7:36-50 from the Narrative Lectionary. The story tells of a moment when Jesus was invited to a dinner party at a Pharisee’s house and a “sinner” barged into the party. The way Jesus handles both the...
Failed Expectations and Deeper Conversions

Failed Expectations and Deeper Conversions

Have you ever had your hopes deflated by unrealized expectations? You think one thing is going to happen, and then you get blindsided by something that sends you into a tail spin. How do you respond? How do you feel and think about God in that moment? How do you move...
A Visual Commentary on Luke 6:17-7:17

A Visual Commentary on Luke 6:17-7:17

This video offers commentary that fills the gap between the Narrative Lectionary text in Luke 6:1-16 and the text in Luke 7:1-11. Luke 6 tells of how Jesus “came down the mountain” and “stood on a level place” to present his core teaching. This...

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