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 Story of England and My Research
On the first full day of my vacation I decided to watch an episode of Michael Wood's The Story of England. The whole series centers around the story of one village right in the middle of the country. It is the story of the common people, not the rich rulers. The...
Excited to use ANIMATE by Augsburg Fortress this Fall
Pastor Mark is going to use this curriculum as one of our course offerings in Sunday Evenings @ Grace this Fall. Check out this intro.
Class Notes from Trinity and Mission
These are my class notes from Trinity and Mission with Dr. Gary Simpson. I took the class at Luther Seminary this Spring 2012. I took the...
I Turned in My Final Paper for Trinity and Mission!
The paper is turned in. All that is left is a three-hour conversation/final exam on Tuesday afternoon. Now I can start writing the 30-page paper for Missiology that is due next Friday! Check out my bibliography for this paper. The topic of the paper is the role of the...
SketchNotes Lecture on the Birth of Modernity
Dr. Simpson gave us his "Descartes 101" lecture yesterday. Great stuff. It is no wonder that rationalism rose to supremacy when you consider the fact that 20 million people died in the Thirty Years War. The thinkers of Europe said, "thanks, but you can keep you faith...
Great Lecture on Greek Thought
Dr. Simpson gave a great lecture on Plato, Artistotle, and Plotinus today. Here are my notes.
Great quote about the church in culture
When any Christian community becomes preoccupied with self-existence (rather than missional existence) and with power (rather than self-emptying), the Christian identity wanes. Christian history, like the history of Israel, is both the tale of God's cruciform and...
Experiment with Prezi
I scanned a page from my class journal and included it in a paper I presented this morning. Thought I would run it through Prezi to what it's like. There is potential here, me thinks... Newbigin Chart on Prezi
The Overflow Prayer: Kill Me, Fill Me, Spill Me
Last night I taught our catechism students about the Sacrament of Baptism. It was a fun night full of "baptized cucumbers" and water flying everywhere (middle school, remember). I pieced together two clips from one of my favorite movies---The Abyss--to give a visual...