CRAVINGS
In the wilderness, the Children of Israel moaned and complained about the lack of meat in their diet. God brought a huge flock of quail, and they became satiated. God told them they would eat till it came out their noses. The Gollum-like figure has feathers protruding from his nostrils. We have our own cravings […]
LAZARUS: UNBIND HIM
Lazarus: From the Hebrew “Eleazar” (God helped) Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “take away the stone” he said. “But Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been […]
Strong At the Broken Places
This Celtic cross has a story behind it. I love “things Celtic” (music, art, dress) and I have a lot of Scotch-Irish in my genetic background. When I hear bagpipe music I feel like strapping on a sword, wearing a kilt and charging down some moor. Anyway, I wanted to create a Celtic cross like […]
Pascal Lamb
Behold the Passover Lamb of God, come to take away the sins of the world. Ceramic mounted on walnut base
Drain the Bitter Cup
Jesus said that He must drain the dregs of all our sins, a bitter cup. This ceramic piece has a hole in the bottom of the cup portion. In Lenten meditations I have used it as a confessional. People can take a piece of paper, write their confession on it, and then put in the […]
PLANKEYE
Jesus calls us to remove the plank from our own eye before we try to remove the speck from our brother/sister’s eye.
WATER FROM THE ROCK
The thirsty Israelites begged for water in the wilderness. Moses was told to strike the rock with his staff. Water poured forth. Jesus said that He is the living water. Ceramic
AMNESTY
A listing of our sins was nailed to the cross. His death brought us life and freedom. Ceramic on distressed wood
FOURTH MAN IN THE FURNACE
The 3 faithful men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into a super-heated furnace as punishment for not bending the knee. When the king looked into the furnace he saw a fourth, mysterious man. The three came out unburned, and not even smelling of smoke. Jesus is our companion in the fire. Ceramic
SWEETER THAN HONEY
The Word of God is sweeter than honey from the honeycomb (Psalms 19:10) Beeswax, resin, and burlap. The small bible was found in my extended family’s farm. I have ancestors who loved the Word.