The title about sums it up for two important areas of my life, and I also want to give you an idea for what brought me to CC:
I retired 4+ years ago from a 40+ nursing career and have been allowed to pursue my love for art. My Wife retired from nursing recently and wanted to get back into going to church, as attending church would have been difficult since we worked 12-hour weekend midnight shifts. I am comfortable in my relationship with God, regularly practice spiritual readings, but was supportive of her desire to become involved in a congregation.
We attended a couple of local churches, but I didn't feel the pull toward them, but when we went to the third, I was truly moved. The environment, parishioners, and the Pastor, all drew me in. Since then, we have become active members, attending about two church functions per week and donating some of our time and resources.
As an artist, I am continually looking for inspiration and Pastor Jay's interpretation of the Gospels have provided just that and returning to church has filled a void in my life. My wife gifted me a hand-made leather-bound journal two Christmases ago, but it sat on the shelf, waiting for a worthy enterprise. That worthy enterprise was, and is, Jesus.
Belonging to an Art's Forum and an Old Folks Forum, I've submitted some of my so-called New Testament Art with some minor, good responses. However, there seemed to be a lack of discussing the background inspiration for these works, predominately, Jesus.
I thought, "What better place to discuss religion, beliefs, and Jesus than a Christian website?"
I will leave you with two of the first works, not done in a chronological order, but an order of inspiration.
I look forward to being a member of this community.
I retired 4+ years ago from a 40+ nursing career and have been allowed to pursue my love for art. My Wife retired from nursing recently and wanted to get back into going to church, as attending church would have been difficult since we worked 12-hour weekend midnight shifts. I am comfortable in my relationship with God, regularly practice spiritual readings, but was supportive of her desire to become involved in a congregation.
We attended a couple of local churches, but I didn't feel the pull toward them, but when we went to the third, I was truly moved. The environment, parishioners, and the Pastor, all drew me in. Since then, we have become active members, attending about two church functions per week and donating some of our time and resources.
As an artist, I am continually looking for inspiration and Pastor Jay's interpretation of the Gospels have provided just that and returning to church has filled a void in my life. My wife gifted me a hand-made leather-bound journal two Christmases ago, but it sat on the shelf, waiting for a worthy enterprise. That worthy enterprise was, and is, Jesus.
Belonging to an Art's Forum and an Old Folks Forum, I've submitted some of my so-called New Testament Art with some minor, good responses. However, there seemed to be a lack of discussing the background inspiration for these works, predominately, Jesus.
I thought, "What better place to discuss religion, beliefs, and Jesus than a Christian website?"
I will leave you with two of the first works, not done in a chronological order, but an order of inspiration.
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