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That Thou Dost Know the Darkness, Proves the Light

8×10″ pastels on paper February 2, 2013 Inspired by the following passage from Within and Without by George MacDonald: And should the twilight darken into night, And sorrow grow to anguish, be thou strong; Thou art in God, and nothing … Continue reading

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The Dawning Hope, the Shared Quest

8×10″ pen and pastels on paper March 3, 2013 Inspired by the following passage from the poem “The Hills” by George MacDonald: And in my wanderings I did meet Another searching too: The dawning hope, the shared quest Our thoughts … Continue reading

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Chi-Rho

8×10 pastels on paper January 17, 2013 The Chi Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by some Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the … Continue reading

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Courage is Every Virtue at its Testing Point

7×9″ pastels on paper October 11, 2012 Inspired by the following passage in C. S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters: Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the … Continue reading

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Heart of Mine! Some Great Vision Upward Rises

8×10″ pastels on paper December 26, 2012 Inspired by the following passage from George MacDonald’s Phantastes: “Lo! fair sweeps, white surges, twining Up and outward fearlessly! Temple columns, close combining, Lift a holy mystery. Heart of mine! what strange surprises … Continue reading

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