Our Father in Faith

Description of Illustration: a stained glass graphic of Father Abraham, text reads "Abraham Our Father In Faith"

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An Illuminated "The"

"The" in shades of gold.

"The" in shades of green.

"The" in shades of purple.

"The" in shades of teal.

"The" in shades of red.

Description of Illustration: the word, "The" illuminated in multiple colors, the word itself is transparent and will take on the colors of your webpages.

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Blue Cherubim

"We all, like sheep, have gone . . .

"But he was pierced for our transgressions . . .

Description of Illustration: Victorian children posing as angels, very French, in blue monochromatic graphics, scriptures from Isaiah read:

• "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6
• "But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

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Life

       A lady occupied a whole year in searching for and fitting the following lines from English and American poets. The whole reads almost as if written at one time and by one author:

"Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour? -- Young
"Life's a short summer -- man is but a flower; " -- Dr. Johnson
"By turns we catch the fatal breath and die" --Pope
"The cradle and the tomb, alas! so nigh! -- Prior
"To be is better far than not to be," -- Sewell
"Tho all man's life may seem a tragedy;" --Spencer
"But light cards speak when mighty griefs are dumb" --Daniel
"The bottom is but shallow whence they come." -- Raleigh
"Your fate is but the common fate of all," -- Longfellow
"Unmingled joys here to no man befall; --Southwell
"Nature to each allots his proper sphere." -- Congreve
"Fortune makes folly her peculiar care." -- Churchill
"Custom does often reason overrule" --Rochester
"And throw a cruel sunshine on a fool;" -- Armstrong
"Live well -- how long or short permit to heaven," -- Milton
"They who forgive most shall be most forgiven." -- Bailey
"Sin may be clasped so close we can not see its face;" -- French
"Vile intercourse where virtue has no place." -- Somerville
"Then keep each passion down, however dear," -- Thompson
"Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear:" -- Byron
"Her sensual snares let faithless pleasures lay," -- Smollett
"With craft and skill to ruin and betray" -- Crabbe
"Soar not too high to fall, but stoop to rise;" -- Massinger
"We maters grow of all that we despise." --Crowley
"Oh, then, renounce that impious self-esteem." -- Beattie
"Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream." -- Cowper
"Think not ambition wise because 'tis brave" -- Davenant
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave." -- Gray
"What is ambition? 'Tis a glorious cheat." -- Willis
"Only destructive to the brave and great." -- Addison
"What's all the gaudy glitter of a crown?" -- Dryden
"The was to bliss lies not on beds of down." -- Quarles
"How long we live, not years but actions tell." -- Watkins
"That man lives twice, who lives the first life well." -- Herrick
"Make, then, while yet ye may, your God your friend." -- Mason
"Whom Christians worship, yet not comprehend." -- Hill
"The trust that's given guard, and to yourself be just." -- Dana
"For live howe'er we may, yet die we must." -- Shakespeare

(First published in Good Housekeeping)

Genius And Work

       Edison, when asked his definition of genius, answered: "Two per cent is genius, and ninety-eight per cent is hard work."
       When asked on another occasion: "Mr. Edison, don't you believe that genius is inspiration?" he replied: "No! Genius is perspiration."

Fear of God

       Of all the memorials found in Westminster Abbey, there is not one that gives a nobler thought than the life lesson from the monument to Lord Lawrence. Simply his name and date of his death, and these words: 

"He feared man so little because he feared God so much."

       Here is one great secret of victory. The prayer of the Rugby boy, John Laing Bickersteth, found locked up in his desk after his death, was: 

"Oh God, give me courage that I may fear none but thee."

The Prophet Elijah

Description of Illustration: stained glass graphic of Elijah, an Old Testament prophet

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Pentecost Banner

Description of Illustration: the word, "Pentecost" illuminated with flames in orange, yellow and red

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• Pentecost Title animated for the web
• The word "Pentecost" flaming animation

An Illuminated "My"

Illuminated "My" in shades of gold.

Illuminated "My" in shades of green.

Illuminated "My" in shades of purple.

Illuminated "My" in shades of red.

Illuminated "My" in shades of teal.

Description of Illustration: the word, "My" illuminated in multiple colors, the word itself is transparent and will take on the colors of your webpages.

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Jonah 1:2

Description of Illustration:  a ship with a scripture in black and white, scripture reads "Arise go to Nineveh, the great city. and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me." Jonah 1:2 (ESV)

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Quotes/Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson

"If I have faltered more or less
In my great task of happiness
If I have moved among my race
And shown no glorious morning face
If beams from happy human eyes
Have moved me not if morning skies
Books, and my food, and summer rain
Knocked on my sullen heart in vain
Lord Thy most pointed pleasure take
And stab my spirit broad awake"

Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind.
Spare us to our friends, soften us to our enemies
Bless us, if it may be, in all our innocent endeavors

And if we find but one to whom we can speak out our heart freely,
with whom we can walk in love and simplicity without dissmulation,
we have no ground of quarrel with the world or God.

A Morning Prayer
The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating
concerns and duties. Help us to play the man, help us to perform
them with laughter and kind faces; let cheerfulness abound with
industry. give us to go blithely on our business all this day,
bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored;
and grant us in the end the gift of sleep. Amen.

Of what shall a man be proud
If he is not proud of his friends?

Give us the strength to encounter that which is to come,
that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation,
temperate in wrath, and in all changes of fortune,
and down to the gates of death, loyal and loving
one to another.

Description of Illustration: little illuminated quotes and prayers by Robert Louis Stevenson in blue, black and beige

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Samuel Hears God's Call

Description of Illustration: Samuel as a small boy hearing God's call, temple, awoken by God's voice, stained glass illustration, this illustration comes with a transparent background 

Scriptures for the second version on a transparent background with blue lettering are from 1 Samuel and Job.

• "A third time the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy." 1 Samuel 3:8 (NIV)
• "For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not." Job 33:14 (KJ2000)

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Isaiah 30:15

Description of Illustration: scripture from Isaiah with an illuminated letter "T" it will become the color of your pages when you upload it onto your blog. scripture "Thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel. "In returning and rest you shall be saved, in quietness and confidence shall be your strength." Isaiah 30:15 NKJV

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"He Is a Gentle or Sweet Lamb"

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a lamb with halo and French text "He is a gentle lamb", newer versions in blue, green and violet

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Jeremiah 31:3

This illuminated scripture comes in a dark forest green, beige, gold and teal. It has a floral motif.

Description of Illustration: scripture from Jeremiah with an illuminated letter "T" it will become the color of your pages when you upload it onto your blog. scripture "The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying:"Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you." Jeremaih 31:3

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"Now Fish For Men"

Description of Illustration:black and white version of "Now Fish For Men" this drawing is based upon a very large painting, Jesus is in the boat with his disciples and he orders Peter to lower his nets to catch during midday when the fish do not ordinarily feed. Peter doubts the fruitfulness of this endeavor but he obeys Jesus anyway. As he lifts the full nets their boat begins to sink so that Peter must call another boat to come to their aid. The story is found in: John 21

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Lamentations 3:25-26

This scripture is decorated with flowers, brambles in pink, aqua, teal and bright blue. Click directly
on the image to see the letter "T" turn black.

Description of Illustration: An Illuminated "T" on a transparent background. The letter will light up with whatever colored background you place the graphic on top of. the scripture reads "The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD." Lamentations 3:25-26

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Joshua 24:15

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Joshua 24:15 pale yellow set

Joshua 24:15 green set

Joshua 24:15 grey set

Description of Illustration: antique banners with ribbon and ivy intertwined with words from Joshua 24:15 "But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD."

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1 Peter 5:8

 

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a serious old sage, scripture "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)

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Psalm 40:17

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a woman fleeing from a swarm of bees, scripture reads "I am afflicted and needy; the Lord thinks of me. You are my helper and my deliverer; my God, do not delay." Psalm 40:17 (HCSB)

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Colossians 1:10

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of two tiny mean carrying a giant cluster of grapes, pear and apple, the scripture reads "And we pray this in order that you may live life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God." Colossians 1:10 (NIV)

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Psalm 31:4

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a man hooked up to the end of a pully that is attached to a pole stuck in the ground, scripture reads "Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge." Psalm 31:4 (NIV)

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Proverbs 21:31

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a man riding in a cart pulled by a fast horse, scripture reads "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD." Proverbs 21:31 (NIV)

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Proverbs 18:15

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a young prince reading, a long eared rabbit listening in a field of flowers, castle and tree, scripture reads "The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out." Proverbs 18:15 (NIV)

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Proverbs 16:28

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a court jester spying through a hole in the floor to gather secret information, the scripture reads "A perverse man stirs up dissension, and gossip separates close friends." Proverbs 16:28 (NIV)

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1 Timothy 6:10

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of a couple draped in diamonds and pearls, scripture reads "For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." 1 Timothy 6:10 (NASB)

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