HOPE

Not a desktop wallpaper, but something that I worked on a long time ago for a church.

Romans 12:12  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Full size over on my Flickr.  Cheggidouuuuuuud.

2 Corinthians 6:16b

2 Corinthians 5:16b

I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - His good, pleasing, and perfect will.

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Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.

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The CS Lewis Post

Isaiah 41:10

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear for I am with you, do not be afraid for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.

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Greater

Dream

Romans 3:23

Romans 3:23

"For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."

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Romans 8:38-39

Romans 8:38-39

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Joshua 1:9

Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

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Welcome to the Blog!

Welcome!  This blog has been an idea on my heart for a while and two different dreams helped to put it together.  Early in 2012, a dear friend, who was memorizing a new Bible verse every week for the year, asked me for help.  I offered to put her weekly verse on one of my pictures and create a background for her computer.  I stopped when I ran out of my own pictures to create from.  I just left them up on my Flickr account and I began to get messages telling me that these were such a blessing.  I wanted a single place where someone could find all of these desktop wallpapers.

I also have a heart for Christian art.  As a photographer and a musician, I understand how difficult it is to create art on an artist's income (read: nearly nothing).  I want to pay artists to feature their art on here.  If they get a little compensation, they can make more beautiful art and provide you, the reader with even more beautiful things to look at.  It's a win-win, really.  Eventually, I'll be setting up an Etsy store to sell our fine art in physical form (even more winning for everyone!)  as well as some other goodies.  Stay tuned for that!  That's phase two (right before the sharks with lasers on their heads... come to think of it, that may or may not be a different plan altogether).

Why Numinous?

"...art can teach without at all ceasing to be art." 

CS Lewis from a letter to I.O. Evans

The Numinous.  It is the feeling of dread; of wonder; of awe.  It is the feeling you get when you see the Grand Canyon in person rather than on a computer screen.  Webster say it is defined as, "Having a strong religious... quality; indicating the presence of... divinity."  CS Lewis, in his seminal classic, The Problem of Pain, describes the numinous as, a special kind of fear which excites awe, exemplified by, but not limited to, fear of the dead, yet going beyond mere dread or danger.  Medieval Cathedrals were built with this in mind - they were build in order to lift both the eye and heart to the grandeur of God while simultaneously giving the admirer a sense of perspective and humility.

This blog seeks to lift the eye and heart to God.  Art, Scripture, Music.  These things are so powerful in it of themselves because they are the tangential meetings between the heaven and earth.  They are not simply beautiful because they follow rules of composition or color theory, but because they stir the eternal aspects of our selves.  They hint at the numinous.