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
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Theology Posts
What is Lutheran Worship?
Reformation Sunday happens this weekend. It is the time when Lutherans tend to wear red and celebrate what a wild and outspoken monk named Martin did 501 years ago in Germany. He was willing to speak truth to power and face the consequences of doing so. We are in the...
Deep in the Burbs
I've been wrestling with the first sermon in our new series A Deep Life all day. My problem is that I have SO MUCH to say that I'm afraid a) I will overwhelm people, and b) it will go too long. I am so excited about this series, because it hits the core of my passion....
God in the End
We come to the end of our Summer Worship Series this weekend. We have journeyed through section four of Brian McLaren’s book We Make the Road by Walking. This series is called Alive and we have explored how the Holy Spirit empowers us to move into deeper levels of...
Faith Formation in a Secular Age by Andy Root | #visualnotes
Andy Root is a professor at Luther Seminary and a thought leader in youth ministry, young adults, family, church, and culture. I had the privilege to hear Andy present the big concepts in his book Faith Formation in a Secular Age at Luther this week. I was on campus...
Why the Incarnation is So Important
I had another convergence experience this morning. It was the convergence of our text for this week, John 3:1-21, with Richard Rohr’s daily meditation, and the presentation I made to our 9th graders this past Sunday. First, our text records the conversation between...
Unity, Diversity, Interfaith Dialogue, and the Mission of the Church
How can we find unity in a world that seems so divided with hatred and violence? That is an incredibly important question that has life and death implications. There are a few things converging this week, and today specifically, that address this question. First, our...
Emerging or Missional | How Should We Discuss the Church?
Two terms have played an important role for me in discussing the church. The first term was important for me during the season in which we experimented with house churches. It was during that time that I realized I was swimming in the Emerging Church conversation. The...
Encounter the Other #REA17 #visualnotes
I had the privilege to spend this past weekend with religious educators from all over the world at the Annual Conference of the Religious Educators Association. We gathered at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, MO. Our theme was “Encounter” This is a generous,...
A Visual Meditation on Law and Gospel
The Worship Theme tomorrow is titled “How You Live Matters.” This is the continuation of our CORE series where we look at the core elements of our faith. The real theological issue is a classic Lutheran teaching called Law and Gospel. This is a massive topic and I’ve...