The Ten Commandments | God’s Words of Law and Promise
The Narrative Lectionary is working through the Ten Commandments this summer. In this post I share the visual resources I’ve created to explore God’s Words of Law and Promise.
Genesis and Exodus Pages Updated…More Free Visual Resources
Check out the updated Genesis and Exodus pages at A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Bible.
Visualizing the Character of God
The Psalm for today was Psalm 86. I’ve been reading one Psalm each day since the beginning of the year as part of my morning quiet time practice. Psalm 86 is a typical Psalm, attributed to David, in which David praises God, reminds God how devoted David is to...
How Quickly They Forget | A Sermon on the Golden Calf from Exodus 32
How quickly they forget. The children of Israel had just be miraculously rescued from slavery in Egypt. God spoke directly to them from the mountain and entered into a blood covenant. They were to be God’s treasured possession among all nations, God’s holy priesthood. They simply had to keep their end of the covenant.
They didn’t last 40 days before they turned to the status quo and crafted a Golden Calf.
This sermon explores how we, too, are regularly tempted to turn away from the wild claims of God’s love for the whole world and hunker down into our familiar safety zones.
What are the American gods?
What are the American gods that distract us and pull us away from the God revealed to Moses on Mt. Sinai and made flesh in Jesus?