A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37
What do you think of when you hear the term “Good Samaritan.” You probably imagine a kind-hearted person, who looks a lot like you, that takes compassion on the weak and suffering. Those are nice images, and we need lots more people who do this good work. However, it is not the type of image that Jesus intented when he told the story of a “Good Samaritan” in Luke 10:25-37
A Cartoonist’s Guide to Luke 15 | Parables of Lost and Found
We are preaching through some of Jesus’ parables this summer in a series called Climbing Trees. The title comes from the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. Zach climbed a tree to get a new perspective on Jesus. We are using Amy-Jill Levine’s book Short Stories...
A Cartoonist’s Guide to Romans 6:1-14
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to Romans 6:1-14 this week. Paul has been teaching some radical heresy that might lead some hard core law-followers to accuse him of being a libertarian. He counters this accusation by appealing to a deeper reality of life in God. We...
A Cartoonist’s Guide to Romans 5:1-11
The preaching text this weekend, from the Narrative Lectionary, is Romans 5:1-11. This PowerPoint is my visual meditation on the text. I begin by framing Paul’s worldview in the hostile divide between Jews and Gentiles. Then I summarize Paul’s argument in...