Theology
Theology is one of those scary words that either intimidates people or rallies them for a fight. It shouldn't be that way.
Theology is just the process of talking (or doodling) about God.
A Friendly Introduction to Theology
This playlist of videos comes from a course I taught at Grace Lutheran Church in 2016. It builds off of the book Making Sense out of the Christian Faith by David Lose and combines it with my cartooning style and theological perspective. Watch. Share. Enjoy.
Browse My Theological Library
Deep in the Burbs is my PhD Dissertation, Luther Seminary, 2015
View my articles and papers on academia.edu
Theology Posts
The Frozen Gospel | A Theological Reflection on Disney’s Frozen
Disney's Frozen was fantastic. Let me state that from the beginning. I. LOVED. IT. I geeked out on this film on multiple levels. Artistically, it was stunning. Technically--both in animation and in CG imaging of details and clarity--the CG artists continually push the...
Life on the Möbius Strip | A Video by Parker Palmer
Thanks to Dr. Mary Hess for referring me to this video. Life on the Mobius Strip -- Parker J. Palmer from Center for Courage & Renewal on Vimeo.
Living the Dream
I have to confess that yesterday was a really good day. Both of my worlds came together in a way that I've always dreamed about. Imagine this: I got to spend the entire day in my studio making an animation...for my PhD dissertation! Oh yeah. The Action Research...
The Peopled Nature of Interpretation | An Animation I did for Jeannine Brown
Last summer Kristin Anderson contacted me and connected me with Jeannine Brown, a professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. Jeannine has taught hermeneutics for a while and had put together a live presentation that incorporated real people in real time to...
Why the Missional Movement Will Fail | A Response to Mike Breen
Mike Breen wrote an article at The Verge Network titled Why the Missional Movement Will Fail. His answer boiled down to one word: discipleship. I couldn't agree with him more. However, as I read his follow up article--Why the Missional Movement Will Fail (Part 2)--I...
Pannenberg’s Article on Personhood translated by Fred Sanders
Personhood and the notion of self is an important topic in my research, both in regard to the Trinity and to spiritual formation. During my search for resources on the self and personhood I discovered this article from Pannenberg, but also discovered that it has never...
The Resurrection Plant – Amazing BBC Video
Tonight I teach the catechism students about the last part of Jesus' story. Of course, the most amazing and important part of the story is that Jesus rose from the dead. The power of resurrection is the power of life itself. The apostle Paul states that Jesus'...
Read moreIndeed we find ourselves unequal, except with much difficulty, to achieving a scientific comprehension of what is accessible to our bodily senses or of what we ourselves are in the inner man. Yet for all that there is no effrontery in burning to know, out of faithful piety, the divine and inexpressible truth that is above us, provided the mind is fired by the grace of our creator and savior, and not inflated by arrogant confidence in its own powers. ((Augustine. The Trinity. Translated by Edmund Hill. Vol. 5 The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century, Edited by John E. Rotelle. Brooklyn, NY: New City Press, 1990. Book V, Prologue.))
The Humble and Passionate Search
A quote from Augustine's De Trinitate on the theological task: Indeed we find ourselves unequal, except with much difficulty, to achieving a scientific comprehension of what is accessible to our bodily senses or of what we ourselves are in the inner man. Yet for all...
A Funny Animation that Names Classic Trinitarian Heresies
I am trying to craft the presentation of the Social Trinity for my cohort next month, so I decided to do a web search for "Trinity Made Simple." This animation is one of the first hits. Fun stuff.