Friday, February 18, 2011

THE COLOR BROWN

The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures;


He leads me beside...


wait a second...

did He say 
GREEN?

Sometimes, it seems
I am surrounded by nothin' but 
plain jane beige...


Sometimes,
it's more like 
stereo surround brown...

What about my green pasture?

When everything appears lifeless around...
and I'm venturing off into 
the land of pity...

where laundry mates and multiplies like rabbits...

a place where my Cinderella slippers can not recognize the swollen feet that once were sweetly scented and petite.

a place where Mick Jagger melodically reminds me that 
I can't always get what I want.

If I just get alone and seek HIM...
He never fails to lead me beside 
His still and quiet waters
to restore my soul.

He always seems to use these 
mucky brown moments...
 to guide me back onto 
a path of humility and righteousness.

This is the path
where He reveals His name 
so simply...
so beautifully...
so patiently.


Although this path sometimes looks like 
there is nothing to eat 
to survive and thrive ...

He is with me
to guide
to comfort
and
to provide...

ALL 
of my needs...


It is here...
where He reveals just how many colors make up 
the color brown.

It is here... 
where He shows me that 
My cup overflows.

It is here... 
where I finally recognize that 
He has been feeding me 
all this time.

It is here... 
where my grass just got 
greener...


It is here... 
where the flesh gives birth to the Lamb...
a new creature in Christ...
over and over and over again!

Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me 
all the days of my life,


And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalm 23



The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He makes me lie down in green pastures;

He restores my soul;

He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows
Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me 
all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

WRESTLING WITH THE SPIRIT


18" x 5 feet  

This was done on a piece weathered cypress
found in the Atchafalaya basin
by an old Cajun man with piercing blue eyes.

He is one of the most imaginative people
I've ever encountered.

He gave me this huge piece of cypress
and one night 
while trying to interpret its New life,
I saw
an image of a giant beast
with beady eyes and flared nostrils
who was wrestling against an angelic heavenly helper.


Grabbing some white paint...
the boy-like figure was quickly drawn
to take on the spiritual beast 
that sneaks onto this worn and wooden canvas.

It is a call for all of us...

God's children..

to call on Him through prayer
so His unseen spiritual beings
can fight on our behalf  and 
our battles can be won.

Then... 
what tends to come with most of these art pieces...

The Words....

words that interpret the art...

I love it when the words flow out!!!
It is like discovering a hidden treasure of a long ago king!

Who Is He?
He is His
and 
He is yours.
He was created for you
to fight for you.
You can not see Him.
He awaits for the trumpet to blow
according to His Father's will
and your words.
He fights your battles
in the Spirit world.
It is up to you
to release him with your words
and claim victory in the battle of good and evil.
He is yours 
and 
He is His.

18" x 5'
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FOR WE DO NOT WRESTLE
AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD,
BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES,
AGAINST POWERS,
AGAINST THE RULERS OF THE DARKNESS
OF THIS AGE,
AGAINST SPIRITUAL HOSTS OF WICKEDNESS
IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES.
THEREFORE TAKE UP THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD,
THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND IN THE EVIL DAY, 
AND HAVING DONE ALL, 
TO STAND

Ephesians 
6:12-13

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

groundHOG's day!!!

The day has come,
February 2nd...
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when the world looks foolishly 
to an absurdly named groundhog
to forecast their weather for the rest of winter.

I mean really...
is anyone serious?

Does one really think 
this Hollywood Nutria Rat can determine the weather?

Around here...
we rely on a much more reliable and 'powerful' tool...

Something that looks a lot more like
a groundHOG
than that
Punxsutawney Phil 
and much more reliable than his 'sketchy' shadow...

Introducing...
 The StormTeam Power Piggler 3000,
aka
Cochon,
a bonafide GroundHog!
(She's low to the Ground and considered a HOG!)

According to legend,
if Cochurrito's Cochon 
comes out of her hiding
from
the ever present Paparazzi...
there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

BUT...
if she continues to play
Pig-A-Boo
with her followers...



it will be an early spring.


So, 
let's see what her forecast will be...




Keep your coats on guys...
Looks like 6 more weeks of winter!

One kind word can warm three winter months - Japanese Proverb

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