The heart is a complicated thing. No, I’m not talking about the physical organ of the body that pumps blood to the different parts of the body (although it is a complicated organ). The heart is just the name we give that non-physical aspect of a person. It is what makes a person who they...

I always have to remind myself that my faith is not one in an isolated bubble without any influence from anyone else. I always have to remind myself that I am standing on the shoulders of the giants of the faith who have gone before me. There have been great men and women of God who have gone...

This is my interactions with Francis Schaeffer’s Art in the Bible. As evangelical Christians, we have tended to relegate art to the very fringe of life. The rest of human life is more important. Despite our constant talk about the Lordship of Christ, we have narrowed its scope to a...

After my last blog about developing a theology of art, I received a response by my good friend Steven. I really appreciate his comments and his push back because they challenged me to think deeper about the Christianity and culture. It’s been almost a week since I last updated this blog,...

I’m currently working on a potential project for this fall that involves putting together an art exhibit. My mind works in mysterious ways. Where some people think about the practicality, and purpose of this project, my mind instantly shoots towards the theology of it. More specifically,...

I’ve been thinking about art recently. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about why art is not part of the conversation within the church. I recently started following the works of Makoto Fujimura, an artist in NYC. He is a devout Christians but his works are not what you would...

I’ve been reading through Redeemers Church Planters Manual recently. It is a personal dream of mine to plant of church in an urban setting with the intention of cultural transformation through a Gospel centric ministry. Instead of simply dreaming and waiting for it to fall in my lap,...

  By Wednesday their mind was made up –  this Jesus must die! In the past, they were not able to execute justice on Jesus because he had the favor of the people. But after riding into the city as if He was the promised Messiah, after destroying part of the Temple worship, after...

“Who is this Jesus?” “Wasn’t He suppose to be the one that would liberate us from the oppression of the Gentiles? But instead He destroys God’s temple.” “What right does he have?” “Whose authority does he come by?” After Jesus had...

For months rumors about a single man swirled in Palestine. Reports of this man being a healer were also met with reports of this man defiling himself with sinners. Some thought he was the promised Jewish Messiah that was sent to free the people and land of Israel. Others thought he was an...