With the fourth commandment, I was able to combine two of my art loves: illustration and handlettering. I’m somewhat happy with how the work turned out; I’ve realized I missed the “in peace” from the verse in Psalms. It bothers me since I believe it to be a critical word.
The Austin Stone
On Excellence
Excellence is a subject never far from my thoughts, but it’s a higher priority one at the moment due to the Gospel and Work seminar I attended on Saturday and the excellence module I’m studying in The Austin Stone Worship Foundations course. I’m still pondering what to say about the subject–I’ve written about it previously and need to figure out a new angle–but I won’t leave people bereft of anything. I’ll share some of the thoughts found in my REAP journal, as well as some handlettering.
True Worship
This past week, we studied the second command to not create a carved image. The heart of this command is worship; if the first command is about worshipping the true God, the second is about worshipping the true God in a true way. Because of that, I turned to the story of the woman at the well. Jesus tells her that worshipers of God will worship in spirit and truth. [Read more…] about True Worship
The Only One
My church, The Austin Stone, has asked artists to share work inspired by its series on the Ten Commandments. I, of course, couldn’t resist taking part. For the next ten weeks or so, I’ll be sharing the results of my work here. Enjoy! [Read more…] about The Only One