Monday, July 13, 2015

Tondo Cross


Description of the illustration: a stained glass illustration of a Tondo Cross, colors: red and blue

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I'm a Doctor, Not a . . .

"What am I? A doctor or a dimly lit coffee shop?"
"What am I? A doctor or a confused actor?"
"What am I? A doctor or a cracker-barrel philosopher?"
"Darn it, Jim! I'm a doctor not a French maid!"
"Darn it, Jim! I'm a doctor not holy roller!"
"Darn it, Jim! I'm a ... I forget."
"Darn it, Jim! I'm a doctor not Legalist."
"Darn it, Jim! I think I must learn to heal myself!"
 
Description of Illustration: the old Dr. McCoy, my favorite character from the earliest Star Trek series, Questions about this image? Read here and here. Viacom is the current copyrights owner of the series; read about their company here.

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 "My name is McCoy, I'm a doctor not a . . .

James T. Kirk and Commander Spock Quote Luther

"If he have faith, the believer cannot be restrained. He betrays himself.
 He breaks out. He confesses and teaches this gospel to the people
 at the risk of life itself." Martin Luther
"The law discovers the disease. And the Gospel gives the Remedy."
Martin Luther
"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home.
 And let the husband make her sorry to see him leave." Martin Luther
"Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church;
 it is a goodly Christian weapon." Martin Luther
Description of Illustration: Star Trek legends quote Martin Luther, speech bubbles, image released to the public domain,  Viacom is the current copyrights owner of the series; read about their company here.

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Lutheran Memes:

The Three Offices of Christ


Description of the illustration: a stained glass illustration representing the offices of Christ: prophet, priest and king, colors: in purple, red, yellow and white, with transparent background

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The Star Trek Gospel

"To explore strange new worlds
To seek out new life
and new civilizations
To boldly take the Gospel
where no man has gone before"
Description of the illustration: I have long been a fan of Star Trek - so I made this graphic from the following resource found here: More information about the photo is here. image is taken from a press release in 1968. Wikipedia has identified the original black and white photo as a public domain resource. If the status should change, please contact me to remove it from this post. Note * I must see that the original status at Wikipedia has been changed. Viacom is the current copyrights owner of the series; read about their company here.

"cyberspace"
"The final frontier."
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The Original Intro.

Proverbs 29:15

Description of Illustration: humorous illustration of a father with his broken leg propped up in a cast looking at his son who sits on top of a toy horse, scripture "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame." Proverbs 29:15 (KJB)

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

The Sermon on The Mount

"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:3 (NIV)
Animated version.

"Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted."
Matthew 5:4 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth."
Matthew 5:5 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness for they will be filled."
Matthew 5:6 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy."
Matthew 5:7 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are the pure in heart
for they will see God."
Matthew 5:8 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God."
Matthew 5:9 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are those who are persecuted
because of righteousness, for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:10 (NIV)
Animated version.
"Blessed are you when people insult you,
persecute you and falsely say all kinds of
evil against you because of me."
Matthew 5:11 (NIV)
Animated version.
Description of Illustration: scriptures of Matthew 5, illustration of Jesus in stained glass

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

"Jesus I Trust You"

Description of Illustraton: The Divine Mercy painting by Adolf Hyla, restored and a transparent background added along with lighting effect for the web

The Divine Mercy painting by Adolf Hyła (1943). The English inscription at the bottom of our graphic reads: "Jesus, I trust in You" just as the original does in Poland.

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In response to the question below . . . Thank you, so much for the comment. I have uploaded a new version here with less blur. This is a very old image, altered in Photo shop; it was originally harvested from a free resource in the internet archives. I no longer have a larger resolution of it. For some reason my comment software here is not allowing me to update properly right now? 

Friday, July 10, 2015

Quotes From Saint Paul

Am I not free?
Am I not an apostle?
Have I not seen
Jesus our Lord?
Are you not my work
in the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:1

For we do not preach
ourselves
but Christ Jesus
as Lord,
and ourselves as
your bond-servants
for Jesus' sake
2 Corinthians 4:5

"And He said to me,
'Go!
For I will send you
far away
to the Gentiles"
Acts 22:21

I am under obligation
bot to Greeks
and to barbarians,
both to the wise
and to the foolish.
So, for my part,
I am eager to preach
the gospel
to you also who are
in Rome
Romans 1:14-15
Description of Illustration: Stained glass window depicting the apostle Paul, scriptures from Romans, Acts, 2 Corinthians

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Vintage Sunday School Invites

A Pleasant Outing
Is all right if it's all right
But, O! How We Miss You When
You're out of our Sunday-school class
We'll be looking for you next Sunday
What a fine thing it is to have
every member present and on time
"See you Sunday, sure"
Fall In Line!
Ready, Forward, March!
No break in the ranks!
Our Aim
For Next Sunday
In Our
Splendid Bible Class
is
Every Member Present
Please be there, Bring a friend.
Description of Illustration: Vintage Sunday School Invitations, women, reminders to attend, mail, postcards

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Christmas Greetings from The Choir

Description of Illustration: text reads "Christmas Greetings - In sending friends a greeting, I may forget a few, But there is one thing certain It never will be you" poinsettia, choir boys, stained glass window

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Send a Little Christmas Blessing

"Good wishes for every Christmas joy and blessing."
"To wish you all the joy and peace of Christmas-tide."
"A Christmas filled with joy and every blessing I wish for you and yours."
Description of Illustration: old-fashioned, vintage churches with text blessings in blue, grey and brown colors
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Christmas Hymn Graphics

"And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing"
"The love-song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing"
"With peaceful wing unfurled,
And still their
heavenly music floats."
"The Prince of Peace their King"
Description of Illustration: set of four graphics with words inspired by Christmas carols in blue and white, angels and baby Jesus

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Died For Us

Description of Illustration: an American flag with a war memorial superimposed on it, these figures represent those who died serving their country, red, white and blue, stars and stripes, transparent background

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

"Run The Race"

Description of Illustration: photo with words, "Run The Race",  text in the graphic is based upon the scripture, "I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me, the task of testifying to the good news of God's grace." Acts 20:23-24 (NIV), quote is from Paul, child running on the beach

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1 Corinthians 13:12


"For the present we see things as if in a mirror, and are puzzled;
but then we shall see them face to face. For the present the
knowledge I gain is imperfect; but then I shall know fully,
even as I am fully known." 1 Corinthians 13:12
Description of Illustration: two versions, one with a black and another with a white background, of an illumination of 1 Corinthians 13:12, cursive font, from the Weymouth New Testament

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Saul Became Paul

Full color image of Saul, who became Paul.
Grayscale image of Saul, who became Paul.
Description of Illustration: a restored and enhanced vintage illustration of Paul on the road to Damascus, he is blinded by the Lord Jesus temporarily and called into the ministry, story found in Acts chapter 9

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Revelation 21:3

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Description of Illustration: stained glass graphic illustration of the Agnus Dei, scripture coupled with the graphic, "Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them." Revelation 21:3

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Revelation 3:10

orange and black version
black and white version
 
Description of Illustration: two versions of Revelation 3:10 scripture, illustrated with a monk (scribe) bent over his work in a Medieval library, scripture reads "Because thou has kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that Swell upon the earth. (King James Bible)

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