images of faith

  Most of the images that we use in worship now are from a recent CD released by CIVA - Christians in the visual arts. It is a compilation of "higher art" images edited by Sandra Bowden. I highly recommend the CD. Not only do the images tell the story of the Christian message but with the images comes a description of each image. It helps to translate what we see with how we perceive it. The explanations are powerful and give us a context and a framework to interpret what we SEE and in this sense we are compelled to "pray with our eyes wide open."  This compilation contains over 100 images and was made available by a grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. It is but another powerful example of how my generation is incarnating the word spoken and alive. It is our kerygma! I have included a favorite of mine for you to enjoy. It is entitled Golgotha by Rouault. In fact it is the wallpaper on my iphone. Enjoy!