BE STILL
Out in the boat, on sea of Galilee, the waves threatened to swamp the disciple’s boat. They woke Jesus and cried out for rescue. He rebuked the wind, commanded the sea, “Peace, Be Still”. He still speaks peace into our troubled “seas.” Carved wood, with mica powder colorations.
LIFTER
The psalmist laments that he has slipped into the pit, and cannot get enough traction to get out. Depression is often like that. Helplessness. He hears our cry and lifts us out. Raku ceramic
PORTAL
The river flows into the portal, and the sun beckons for us to journey in. As CS Lewis stated so well in his Narnia book, “Further up and further in.” There is a longing deep within us for the far country. This piece is lathe-turned cherry, with resins and powders
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 […]
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