I'm interested in painting the most beautifully compelling pictures and images and metaphors and stories and explanations possible that will put Jesus in language for a world that desperately needs to hear it.
Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.
Over the years, I've realized that I have as much in common with the performance artist, the standup comedian, the screenwriter, as I do with the theologian. I'm in an odd world where I make things and share them with people.
The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.
We live in a world where we have friends, neighbors, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, people we journey with for years who are gay. And we need to love, affirm and all of us together work on the real problems that we have in the world.
When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.
