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  • Flight to Egypt | Evacuating Israel

    What happens when a pilgrimage to Israel is suddenly interrupted by war? In this video, I share my experience of traveling in Israel during a time of conflict and making the difficult journey home by land through Egypt after air travel was disrupted. What began as a Holy Land pilgrimage became a deeper lesson in faith, vulnerability, and the meaning of shalom.

    2026-03-14
  • Tiberias to Eilat | Seen from a bus window, March 2026

    This video follows the road from Tiberias to Eilat, Israel, on March 1, 2026, as I traveled south to leave the country after the regional escalation that followed the February 28 U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, the subsequent missile attacks, and the closure of Israeli airspace.

    2026-03-10
  • Taba to Cairo | Seen from a Bus Window, March 2026

    This video captures the changing landscape from Taba to Cairo, Egypt: Highway 50 along the Gulf of Aqaba, the Sinai Mountains, the Saint Catherine–Nuweiba Road, the passage beneath the Suez Canal, and the long approach into Cairo.

    2026-03-07
    Art + Belief, Cairo, Documentary, Egypt, Everyday Life, Gulf of Aqaba, Holy Land, Landscape, Sinai Peninsula, Street Footage, Suez Canal, Travel Footage, Visual Culture
  • The Other Brother: The Prodigal Son’s Hardest Lesson (Luke 15)

    James B. Janknegt’s The Two Sons retells Luke 15 in contemporary imagery and brings the older brother to the foreground. This video shows how the painting reframes the Prodigal Son as a test of grace, resentment, and reconciliation for those still in the father’s house.

    2026-03-05
    Art + Belief, Contemporary Art, Forgiveness, Grace, Inclusion, James B. Janknegt, Luke, Modern Biblical Art, Prodigal Son, Reconciliation, Self-Righteousness, Visual Theology
  • Forgiveness as a Gift of Love: Pascal Fessler’s “Return of Judas”

    Reflection • Pascal Fessler’s Return of Judas imagines Judas returning after betraying Jesus and asks whether forgiveness is possible. Placing viewers among the disciples, the painting challenges us to confront Christ’s command to love and forgive—even when it feels impossible.

    Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral (Charleston, South Carolina), March 2026.

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    2026-03-01
    Art + Belief, Contemporary Art, Forgiveness, Judas Iscariot, Last Supper, Love, Mercy, Modern Biblical Art, Pascal Fessler, Return of Judas, Visual Theology
  • The Theology of Damar Hamlin’s Jacket

    After his on-field cardiac arrest, Damar Hamlin wore the “Eternal” Jesus jacket at the Super Bowl—and backlash followed. This video reads the images through hip-hop remix culture and Scripture to ask how faith can be seen, misread, and recognized.

    2026-02-26
    Art + Belief, clothing, Damar Hamlin, Eternal Saint Jacket, Grace, Hip-Hop Jewelry, Jesus Piece, Kanye West, Recognition, remix culture, Takashi Murakami, Visual Theology
  • The Jesus Piece

    2026-02-20
    Art + Belief, Contemporary, Crown of Thorns, Hip-Hop Jewelry, Jesus Piece, jewelry, ordinary time, remix culture, The Notorious B.I.G., Venue: Popular Culture Association, Visual Theology
  • Prayer or Mockery? The Damar Hamlin Jacket Explained

    Reflection • Interprets Damar Hamlin’s “Eternal Saint” jacket as a remix of devotional imagery, hip-hop iconography, and public testimony. Shows why the same image can read as reverence or offense—and what “recognition” asks of viewers.

    2026-02-12
    Art + Belief, clothing, Contemporary, Damar Hamlin, Eternal Saint Jacket, Jesus Piece, Kanye West, ordinary time, remix culture, Takashi Murakami, Venue: Popular Culture Association, Visual Theology
  • Hamlin’s ‘Eternal Saint’ Jacket Faith, Offense, and Recognition

    Reflection • Interprets Damar Hamlin’s “Eternal Saint” jacket as a remix of devotional imagery, hip-hop iconography, and public testimony. Shows why the same image can read as reverence or offense—and what “recognition” asks of viewers.

    Originally published in Words of Grace, Grace Church Cathedral (Charleston, South Carolina), February 2026.

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    2026-02-01
    Art + Belief, clothing, Contemporary, Damar Hamlin, Eternal Saint Jacket, Jesus Piece, Kanye West, ordinary time, remix culture, Takashi Murakami, Venue: Popular Culture Association, Visual Theology
  • When Jesus Was Twelve — Simone Martini + Luke 2:41–52

    2026-01-15
    Art + Belief, Bible and Art, Christian art, Epiphany, Jesus in the Temple, Luke, Medieval, Painting, Simone Martini, Visual Theology
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