i decided to post my letter to pilgrim as i believe the topics in hand are serious enough to demand public debate. if you wish to join in…
i decided to post my letter to pilgrim as i believe the topics in hand are serious enough to demand public debate. if you wish to join in, please have the decency to read the entri text thoroughly, and not to skim-read or jump to the end halfway through. thankyou. mister pilgrim, i’m writing to you as a representative of big bubble, as it has been you in the past that i have in the main had communication with. i’m not normally one to take issue, but i’m afraid i have an issue. i recently tried to join a group called ‘living christianity’. they kicked me off. they didn’t even write to tell me why, i think i lasted four minutes. slightly put out, i tried to engage the moderators in dialogue, both through bubble mail and an open letter- again no reply, no explanation. the thing that made me rather angry was that i was subjected to clear prejudice. i hadn’t even submitted any work. they just decided they didn’t like me. any way you look at that, it’s just plain wrong. thus my issue with the self appointed leaders of this expression of christianity is twofold- i understand that the general tone of my output is probably not to their taste, but they could have said- ‘welcome rabbitollah; although we welcome your input with the warmest of hearts, we do feel obliged to warn you that the general tone of your output is not to our liking, and we’d basically like our group to be kept free of anything that might be considered either offensive, or not really suitable for kids- we’re a family oriented group of guys, and though we appreciate the fifth amendment and all that, we’d like to keep things clean! in short, to use your own language, we’re basically into ‘bumper stickers’, and one offensive word and you’re out. we look forward to your contribution…..’ and the rules would have been set. but no. they just blanked me. i bubble mailed the group moderators- no reply. no explanation. not even an acknowedgement of communication. that- in my book is not on, regardless of sensibilities. i joined again., three minutes later, kicked out again. this ‘closed book’ nature alerted my second concern was seeded by this response. if i remember correctly, redbubble is an artistic community (although at times it does seem to resemble an online asyslum for the insane involved in some sort of creative therapy)- i believe religious belief is as valid a binding interest for a group as ‘llamas’ or ‘fugilicious’, but the wholesale- ‘my way or the highway’ attitude shown does suggest a tone of religious bigotory- i began to think… if i was a roman catholic and started posting shit hot shots of the pope on the phone, would they allow them? is it the ‘right kind’ of christianity? oh, hang on a minute, we’re already not judging on ‘artistic criteteria- we’re judging on affiliation to a narrow channel of belief- what the fuck has that got to do with making pretty pictures out of pixels….?’ basically what it looks like is a closed private online church, and the continued lack of communication from it’s leaders, doesn’t instill one with confidence to the contrary. the group is called ‘living christianity’. not ‘living evangelicism’, or ‘half dead protestantism’. and christianity is big. if it was an islamic group run by sunnis, who were rejecting the membership of shi’ia, would that be tolerated? (in this respect i regard myself somewhat as a sufi, finding the concepts of art, beauty, mysticism and universal love at the heart of god, and god to be found in my heart) as it happens i believe in jesus. although my belief’s aren’t entirely conformist with any single branch of popular church, i was baptised into the orthodox faith (the oldest, most mystrical and unadulterated of the popular variants), i own a crucifix, more than one book on jesus, and like to get stoned and go to ancient churches and monastaries pretty to meditate. i have a wide interest in religious art, and am fascinated by the influence of spirituality in the history of art as a whole, though not so much by bumper stickers. however- why the hell am i defending my credentials as a christian? do i need to be a christian to join the living christianity group? what’s next? groups for white people? groups for black people? surely it is the theme or topic of the art displayed in the group that merits inclusion, not that you belong to this or that religion, denomination, race etc. could i not join the ‘adelaide’ group if i wanted to post pictures of adelaide, just becasue i live, for instance, in melbourne? i will not patronise you by continuing. you clearly know what i’m talking about. thus i would be interested to know bigbubble’s policy on the use of groups primarily for progeneration of specific political or religious attitudes, as opposed to theme or topic specific art- for thus it would appear that this is exactly what this particular group is involved in, consciously or not- and i’m not entirely sure that’s healthy, opn any level in my opinion, if the group moderators are autonomous in this respect, and have the final word in the respect of who and who cannot join their group without having to justify their decisions (as this group has done) then this group in partuicular must change it’s name to something a little more specific like ‘north american living christianity’ to clarify exactly who is allowed to join, for if it discriminates so, it cannot singularly claim to represent the embodiment of the range of worship practiced in the world’s largest religion. i’m quite ragged about this. the word communication has the same root as the word community. one does not exist without the other. i think that the fragmentation of red bubble into a a host of seperate self-interest mini bubbles was not the vision that you and your folks had when you conceived this remarkable parallel universe. by insisting on communication, i do not mean that i wish to engage in theological debate, but rather that i want to make and post some positive stuff on jesus, and get it to the right audience- an audience with whom i would otherwise have very little contact with- neither in daily life, nor on the bubble- and the title of the group ‘living christianity’ thus fits my purpose, which is why i want to join it. generally i try to make a difference with my pictures; some of them are crass statements, others absolute fucking cliches, but they are all done with the best of intentions. first there was anti-facist stuff, then the anti-american colonialism series, more recently the pro-whale anti-whalers stuff. my core messages are clear, love and peace in a global context. i want to move onto jesus, who you can’t really argue with as a banner waver for being nice to everyone and everything, though i can’t help but feel he’s been a little misrepresented in the east recently, in much the same way as muhammed has been in the west. i’d just like to add that in my opinion neither my current tendancy to name myself ridiculously nor have a comedy avatar should count against me as i am clearly just entertaining myself and various other members (nobody has told me that they are offended if they are) nor the nature of any of my other writing or work affiliated to other groups (namely the eponymous parody and lampoon group) should prejudice my right to join any other group. regardless of the treatment i’ve suffered at the hands of the moderators in question, i am still keen on joining the group and getting on with my jesus stuff, because as i said, it’s the best place for my jesus stuff to be. i would appreciate your counsel, opinion, and arbitration respectively on these matters. yours sincerely mister khan.
What a week on redbubble !! I’d just like to express my overwhelming joy and thanks to ALL in the RB community. / My week has been full …
What a week on redbubble !! I’d just like to express my overwhelming joy and thanks to ALL in the RB community. / My week has been full of highlights and Blessings firstly with “The Covenant”being featured on the Art page. Secondly the sale of two cards of ‘The Covenant’ and ‘Blades on the Locks’, then my image ” The Broken Vessel” being chosen as the avatar for Living Christianity. To top it all off, I opened up redbubble to find that “The Covenant”had made the Home Page!! / I would like to offer my very sincere thanks to everybody who took the time to view “The Covenant” and make ALL those wonderful comments, it really is very overwhelming and somewhat humbling to have such beautiful and genuine comments from a community of very talented people, here on RB !!! / I would also like to express my thanks to those who voted for “The Broken Vessel”, it is real joy to be able to represent the group, like that !! / In regard to “The Covenant” it really was one of those Divine appointments where i was in the right place at the right time to capture “The Magic of the Moment” / The image was taken just after a rainstorm, towards sunset at the close of a rather hot, humid, stormy summer’s day near Geelong, Australia. / Once again thankyou for your wonderful support, / Phil T.
_This quality of restraint in Jesus – one could almost call it a divine shyness – took me by surprise. I realized, as I absorbed the sto…
This quality of restraint in Jesus – one could almost call it a divine shyness – took me by surprise. I realized, as I absorbed the story of Jesus in the Gospels, that I had expected from him the same qualities I had met in the southern fundamentalist church of my childhood. There, I often felt the victim of emotional pressures. Doctrine was dished out in a “Believe, and don’t ask questions!” style. Wielding the power of miracle, mystery, and authority, the church left no place for doubt. I also learned the manipulative techniques for “soul-winning,” some of which involved misrepresenting myself to the person I was talking to. Yet now I am unable to find any of these qualities in the life of Jesus. If I read church history correctly, many other followers of Jesus have yielded to the very temptations he resisted. Dostoevsky shrewdly replayed the Temptation scene in a torture cell of the Grand Inquisition. How could a church founded by the One who withstood the Temptation carry out an Inquisition of forced belief that lasted half a millennium? Meanwhile, in a milder Protestant version in the city of Geneva, officials were making attendance at church compulsory and refusal to take the Eucharist a crime. Heretics there, too, were burned at the stake. To its shame, Christian history reveals unrelieved attempts to improve on the way of Christ. Sometimes the church joins hands with a government that offers a shortcut to power. “The worship of success is generally THE form of idol worship which the devil cultivates most assiduously,” wrote Helmut Thielicke about the German church’s early infatuation with Adolf Hitler. “We could observe in the first years after 1933 the almost suggestive compulsion that emanates from great successes and how, under the influence of these successes, men, even Christians, stopped asking in whose name and at what price…” Sometimes the church grows its own mini-Hitlers, men with names like Jim Jones and David Koresh, who understand all too well the power represented in miracle, mystery, and authority. And sometimes the church simply borrows the tools of manipulation perfected by politicians, salesmen, and advertising copyrighters. – excerpt from The Jesus I Never Knew, by Philip Yancey it is for this reason that, even though I am a Christ follower, I can only be so offended when people like Bill Maher (whose show is extremely insightful, entertaining, and funny) are quick to bash Christianity. If you listen very closely, insults like Maher’s are nearly always directed at Christians, but hardly ever Jesus himself. If anything, it sheds a light on how much we need God’s grace: believer or not, nobody does a good job of walking in the same footsteps of Christ, and every time we try to pave that road into something that’s a little easier on our feet, we do such a lousy job of it that it should come as no surprise that so many people roll their eyes at Christians. Ghandi said it best: “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” And Margaret Cho put it a little more bluntly: “Many of my contemporaries are atheists, and for good reason. God isn’t really the problem; some of His followers are big assholes.” That being said, I kind of feel the need to let people know that JESUS is the true face of Christianity, not other Christians, not Jerry Falwell, not the misguided believers (that’s pretty much all of us) who get the most media attention when you turn on the news. So, to my atheist friends, I won’t fault you for sniping or rolling your eyes at Christians in general – in truth, we deserve it, more often than not. But, if whatever doubt you have in your heart is really that strong, I hope it motivates you to find some answers – I hope it motivates you guys to study the Man whom I find it difficult to stop listening to/ thinking/ praising/ writing/ singing/ talking about. And if you really take a good look at Him, read about him, who He was, and what He did, from all viewpoints and perspectives, then I hope you’ll understand why I call myself a follower of Jesus Christ, why the most anyone can be is a poor reflection of Him, and why I keep trying to be a little more like Him in spite of the fact that I seem to fail at every single attempt.
I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to the wonderful person who purchased a mounted print of my image “The Covenant” / I d…
I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to the wonderful person who purchased a mounted print of my image “The Covenant” / I do hope and pray that you enjoy viewing it and share some of the Blessing, enjoyment and excitement that I experienced as I stood there in awe and had the utmost pleasure in capturing that “special moment” in time. / Again, Blessings and thanks, / Phil
I just now received some terrible news…...... A really good friend of mine from another site has been involved in a motorcycle wreck…...
I just now received some terrible news…...... A really good friend of mine from another site has been involved in a motorcycle wreck… He and his wife…... his wife seems to be ok , other than some bruising, however, He has suffered 5 broken ribs, punctured lungs and a lacerated liver. WE NEED YOUR PRAYERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF we all gather together in unity in prayer for my dear friend, GOD WILL HEAR US AND OUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED !!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Praise be to the Lord in all things !!!!!!!!!!!!! Bonita
Thank You Living Christianity Group for featuring “Angels Dance We Shared “For Supporting Me and Artists In Collaborative Projects Writin…
Thank You Living Christianity Group for featuring “Angels Dance We Shared “For Supporting Me and Artists In Collaborative Projects Writing All Things Positive… / I am very Grateful… / Blessings Amber Elizabeth Fromm Angels Dance ~We Shared / Author: Amber Elizabeth Fromm As A Child …I lay to sleep / Frightened… Feeling Scared … / I Prayed Angels.. Watch Me In My Sleep / Prayed God… I Might / Be Spared! An Angel , Pure Her Spirit / Room Filled Of Golden Sun / Feeling Joy… Come Over Me / An Angel’s Dance Begun… Beauty Shone Through Spirit / Guide Me Through Night / No Worries / Without Care… Yes It Was / The Angel Dance… / An Angel Dance / We Shared… As A Child I, Prayed To Sleep / To Sleep… Without A Care / Scary Creeping Monsters / Frightened Ran…Yes Ran / From Angel Stare… My Angel, She Watched Over Me / As I Slept…. My Angel / Protected Me From Harm… And Yes, The Darkness / It Did Run… / The Darkness, / Did Run Far… The Angels Danced / In Laughter / My Angel… / Danced In Glee Forrever Darkness…. / Yes He’s Ran… / For She’s … / Protecting Me. So When the New Day / Coming Yes, Glorious.. / Light Bright Sun… Remember Yes The / Angels Dance… Darkness Found / Ever On The Run So Now I Lay Me Down / To Sleep….Without Worry / With No Cares… Remembrance Of / The Angel Dance … The Angel Dance / We Shared
Personally Offensive Art / Anti-War, Pro-War..
Personally Offensive Art / Anti-War, Pro-War You can scream war and watch a roomful of people hit the deck while a city block raises their fists in salute to your call to arms. You can scream fire and a city of people will come to your aid while only a handful of people tuck tail and run, absolved of responsibility. You can scream rape and the nation will mourn with you. Terrorism and we all grit our teeth. Evil and we pray… Pedophile – execute Capitol punishment / Let them live Human rights / Nazi regime Not to mention a very long list of vilifying words and their reactions to follow so long I would crash RedBubble’s servers trying to upload them. As a nation we have developed the idea that being aware of stereotypes and dangers and race issues will help us to be more sensitive to it and ensure that we will not offend anyone who falls into one of these categories. This is wrong… I grew up in Cornwall and a friend of mine from a different province came to see me. He had no idea that racial tension between the Indians (North American Aboriginals for those of you about to freak out about the word Indian). I of course was the ever present walking-talking-encyclopedia that had to ensure he was informed. Because I told him about the racial tensions he stammered, stuttered and made an ass of himself when he met one of my Indian buddies. It took me half an hour to talk them out of kicking his face in. He had no idea there was a problem until I told him there was…so… To you OVER-CHRISTIANIZED-NAZI-FUNDAMENTALIST-IDIOTS on RedBubble going around trying to tell people there’s a problem with their art and making the admins take it down, I have this to tell you. I don’t care what color you are, how old you are, what language you speak or what deity you believe in…if you try to tell people how to live, you are evil. If you think you have the only right answer, you are stupid. If you get a single piece of my artwork banned or another piece of art from a single person I know on this network again, I will personally hack your IP addresses and hand them out to a few hackers I know who delight in deleting people’s RRSPs, bank account, credit cards and putting out warrants for their arrest – erasing the fact they even exist once they’ve been put in jail so that they get lost in the system and then publish a list of your names and home addresses through an anonymous friend of mine on 4Chan so they can see if yoru families get the joke you missed. . . . . . . /
http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Jesus He called my name. For all who are Christian, those who…
http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Jesus He called my name. For all who are Christian, those who have been born again and received Jesus as lord and Saviour, there was a time when you heard Jesus Call your name. A time when you knew that The Lord loved you and wanted your heart. This is what I mean when I say He called my name. for those who have read my personal testimony, you will know that he called my name. When I was a chronic Alcoholic, gambler and one who practiced witchcraft. *. Due to the requests of friends I have met via Redbubble, I have decided to share with you, how the lord called me to serve him in Africa. A call to service. [As the Lord lives and is true and holy, I certify that what you are about to read is a true account of how Jesus called me into Missionary Service. This is still as fresh in my memory today as it was when this incredible event took place in my life] On Friday 26th August 1994, I was troubled in my spirit all day. I sat and watched Television and read a book, but yet I felt God wanted to speak to me, but I did not know what he wanted. So my wife said to me that I should just go to the park and pray. It was 6.05pm in the evening when I arrived at the park, and I parked my car and started to walk around the park. / I was walking and looking at the swans on the pond and praying at the same time. Then with not warning at all, I became aware that someone was walking close behind me. I did not look back, but knew someone was behind me. I continued walking along a narrow footpath and as I did I felt a person’s hand holding mine. There was no fear or indeed any desire to look to see who this was that was holding my right hand. / It was very strange looking back now to why I did not want to see who it was. This would have been anyone’s reaction at the time. I felt warm and at peace, not knowing that It was *Jesus who was the one actually holding my hand. I was Praying in the Spirit [speaking to God in the gift of tongues]. Then Jesus said my name, Trevor. It was the softness and Love in his voice that caused me to look and as I say my Masters face, I knew that It was him. He did not need to tell me it was Jesus. When Jesus comes to you my friend, you won’t need any introduction or explanation, for you will know it is the King of kings that has called your name. In an instant tears my friend flowed down my face, and I was crying like I have never cried before. My emotions were overwhelmed with sadness and sorrow, because his eyes were filled with tears also and he was quietly weeping. Here was my Jesus holding my hand and he was crying. I could not understand why I was not jubilant with Joy. His sorrow pierced my very fibre of my being. By now, I was transported away from all consciousness of being in the park on a bright summer evening and we were in a dark place. The Only way I can describe this pace is to use a well as an example. Imagine a deep round stone well, empty, and you are at the bottom of it. It is very round and very wide. So can hardly see the other side of it, and you can just make out the huge stones that form the round sides of it. It’s dark at the bottom and you cannot see any light, except the light that emanates from Jesus Garments. This is how it seemed at that point. As I Gazed into his face, he spoke these words to me. / “Trevor, My Son, I want to show you something, do not be afraid my son for I am with you”. There was a short silence as these words took hold of me. He gently squeezed my hand and began to walk forward in this dark place. As we went forward, he was still weeping, and I could hear voices in the distance and different kinds of noises, like doors opening and closing, and A smell that I had never experienced before. I was crying as the Passion and sorrow of Jesus seemed to flow into my heart. It was so hard to carry such sadness and I have never experienced this before or after. Then I began to see people at my left side and all were chained to the walls and terrible sores were all over them, and all were shouting things at Jesus. I could not make out what they were saying, but Jesus was crying and weeping. The smell was terrible and there were some that when they say him cried as well. As we went forward the light that was so white lit up the side and a little ahead. The place was so big and wide I could not see the other ends. Then he again spoke to me “Trevor my Son, Do not be afraid”. I was scared, but his words just melted away any fears I had. We then came to a place where I saw am Casket alone and as we walked pass, a man spoke and said “Jesus, Why have you let me come here?. Jesus with tears answered him and said “Judgement has been set”. Again the man shouted at him and started to explain to Jesus that he was a pastor and that all his life he served Jesus and Preached and give to those in need. Jesus said again to him, “Judgement has been set”. / / All the time Jesus was weeping and I was looking at Jesus all the time, and I never did see the man, but knew he was a man, because of his voice. Again the man pleaded with Jesus and told him many other good things he had done and as he was talking, Jesus raised his other hand and stopped the man from speaking. Then Jesus said to the man, “ I sent you warnings, I sent messengers to warn you and you did not repent, for the woman you slept with was not the wife I had given you, and you died in your sins, therefore Judgement has been set”. Jesus was very sad, and began to lead me further into this dark and cold place. Then we came to another place like a very large open place with walls so thick and wide and there were like empty prison cells all around. One cell stacked upon another and I could not see where they ended, and they were so high. Then Jesus knelt down on his knees and was now crying and I could feel his body shaking. All this time he was still holding my right hand. I stood beside him with tears flowing down my face and my heart was breaking with compassion and sadness for my Lovely Lord Jesus. I then knelt down beside him and wanted to hold him close, but I was so troubled to see My Lord cry like this. Then I asked him the only question I asked through all of this. “Lord, why are you crying, there is nobody here?. In what seemed like a long time we both cried and cried. Then still kneeling, Jesus looked deep into my eyes and said, / “This Place is prepared for all those who do not know my name”. / As I looked all around, I now could hear screams and fluttering wings and rustlings above our heads high above where we were. I saw in the darkness shadows of what I can only describe as winged demons, hellish beings flying about. Jesus was weeping so hard and as he stood up, I was still on my knees. He looked into my face and said to me “My Son, Go to Africa, to the villages and proclaim my name among the people, Go tell them who I am and that I love them, and I will be with you each step you take” Then Again suddenly, as if no time passed, I was back in the park. The first thing I became aware of was that I could not feel his hand in mine. I cried and begged him to come back again, and I remember saying Lord there is so much I want to ask you. The Holy Spirit then opened the eyes of my understanding and I realised that God had allowed me to have a vision where Jesus came and called my name. Where he had appeared to me and called me for service. I was deeply shaken and all they way back to my car, I was worshipping my lord in tongues [heavenly Language]. How I drove home, I do not know, and as I told my wife and we both just praised God and give thanks. I told my pastor the following day Saturday 27th August 1994, and the response are you sure it was Jesus. I was upset and few in the church the following day had any encouragement. So On Monday 27th August 1994 I went to my local travel agent and asked how much a ticket would be for Uganda. As a boy in School we had a visiting teacher from Uganda. I marvelled at the little round huts they lived in and the photographs she showed us was amazing. So I settled it that Uganda was the place God wanted me to go. The ticket was £530.00. I had no money so I sold my car. I was determined to get to where Jesus sent me and do what he told me to do. All this time and even now. I still see my Lord and the love in his beautiful eyes. Yes I still cry and know someday I will be with him forever. I Got the exact money from the sale of my car. It was then that the Church saw that I was committed to following my lords Commission. A Little money came in and I went to Africa on Saturday 24th September 1994. I arrived in a country where I knew nobody. I asked the taxi driver at Entebbe airport to take me to a Christian Guesthouse. He took me to marimba Guest house. That evening as I lay alone in my little room, a house girl knocked my door. She asked if I would like to attend a church. I was so happy. The following Day I who knew nobody was preaching to a Church of Over 2000 people. That evening I was speaking at Chief of Police Wedding anniversary, and in that audience were Government officials, and others. The following week I was given a small house to live in free of charge, a Vehicle and driver, and the mission to extreme poor and isolated villages was born. Since that time I have dedicated my whole life to Preaching the Gospel in remote areas of Africa, South India and have never had a salary. I have trusted and depended on God to meet my needs and that of my family. There have been and still are difficulties in rising the cost of Travel, But God always blesses me with Good people whom he has given a passion and heart to pray for these precious children and to sow financially into his work. This is how the Lord called me to service. I pray It will bless and inspire you. Thank you to all who have asked me how God called me to be a missionary without having a job to fund it. Isa 49:5 [COMMON ENGLISH BIBLE] Even before I was born, the LORD God chose me to serve him and to lead back the people So the LORD has honoured me and made me strong. Evangelist Trevor Irwin. Please visit Charity mission website by clicking link below. / http://www.philadelphia33.org/ Link to all my art: / http://www.redbubble.com/people/joshuatree1
Thank you so much for the features ! I am truly honored !!!!! Two features tonight…............. The first, In The Living Christiani…
Thank you so much for the features ! I am truly honored !!!!! Two features tonight…............. The first, In The Living Christianity Group, I am truly humbled ! Thank you ! The second, comes right from my very own group, LIVE, LOVE, DREAM ! I am humbled and it came unexpected for sure ! I am deeply honored that you would chose my work as a feature ! God bless each and everyone of you and may you always soar in love and in life ! Bonita
I am featured and so very thankful ! Thank you so much to the host’s of For The Love Of Jesus for the feature of my piece, I AM ….........
I am featured and so very thankful ! Thank you so much to the host’s of For The Love Of Jesus for the feature of my piece, I AM ….................. I am truly honored and more thankful than words can say ! God bless you all ! / Bonita
Somedays, we struggle to find our way…........ Somedays satan comes at us and lies and tells us things we know are not true....... So…
Somedays, we struggle to find our way…........ Somedays satan comes at us and lies and tells us things we know are not true....... Somedays, we have to close our eyes, and ask OUR ALMIGHTY GOD TO POUR OUT HIS SPIRIT AND LOVE UPON US AND MOVE US FORWARD…............My heart has been somewhat burdened today…............I just now logged back on to see that not 1, but 5 of my pieces are featured in the LIVING CHRISTIANITY GROUP ! GOD BLESS YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would like to take this opportunity to tell each and everyone of you how blessed I am to know you. How thankful I am that I am given the opportunity to spend my days here with each of you. I was just about to write a friend of mine an email and tell them that I was going to stop RB for a little while….......... PRAISE GOD ! HE IS ALWAYS ON TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALWAYS ON TIME ! Satan, I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED FOR YOU A LIAR AND KNOW NOT THE TRUTH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For anyone that does not understand the Love and Grace of GOD…...... I PRAY THAT YOU WILL OPEN UP YOUR HEARTS AND LISTEN BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SERVE AN ALMIGHTY AND AN AWESOME GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL NEVER BE ASHAMED AND I WILL ALWAYS PRAISE HIM !!!!!!!!!!!! ALWAYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Living Christianity Group ! I am truly honored and humbled…......... GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bonita Moore
I would really like to thank the person who purchased two mounted prints, earlier today (AEST). / 1x Great is Thy Faithfulness and / 1x T…
I would really like to thank the person who purchased two mounted prints, earlier today (AEST). / 1x Great is Thy Faithfulness and / 1x The Covenant / I really do appreciate it and hope you will enjoy viewing them and experience the overwhelming joy and excitement that I did, when they arrive, as much as I did when I had the pleasure of capturing the wonderful atmosphere at those times. / Sincerely, / Phil Thomson
Thank you Living Christianity Group for featuring my work “Out Goes The Old And In Comes The New” !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/a…
Thank you Living Christianity Group for featuring my work “Out Goes The Old And In Comes The New” Thank you The Scots Are Coming Group for featuring my work “Trees” I appreciate it very much!
I would like to personally thank you Judi Taylor for your purchase of a collaboration with myself and Nancy Chambers entitled One Man, On…
I would like to personally thank you Judi Taylor for your purchase of a collaboration with myself and Nancy Chambers entitled One Man, One Purpose. We are both so very grateful by your purchase and we appreciate it more than you could possibly know. May it bring you much peace, happiness and pleasure and may GOD BLESS you always sweetheart ! We are truly humbled! / Bonita
A very big thankyou to the hosts of “For The Love Of Jesus” Group and ALL those that voted for my image Wait...
A very big thankyou to the hosts of “For The Love Of Jesus” Group and ALL those that voted for my image Wait / in the My Favourite Scripture Challenge. It is truly an honour, somewhat humbling, and a very wonderful surprise to come home to, this evening. / I do hope that it has blessed those who have viewed it and taken the time to read the Scripture reference, as Psalm 37 in its entirety, has been a Blessing, Rock and Comfort for many years. / Once again thankyou to everyone involved, / Phil
I logged onto RB tonight to a very pleasant surprise, one of many wonderful experiences here on “the bubble”, to find that I had reache…
I logged onto RB tonight to a very pleasant surprise, one of many wonderful experiences here on “the bubble”, to find that I had reached a milestone and turned over 70,000 views. Thank you to ALL you wonderful people out there on redbubble !!! / I am so very grateful to everybody that has taken the time to view and comment on my work and am somewhat humbled by your support, thoughts, comments, bubblemails of support and purchases. / I have made so many wonderful supportive friends here and it is a real privilege to know so many talented and Gifted artists in their fields and genres of expertise, and to be able to view, comment and liaise with each of you in this wonderful community. / Thank you ALL once again, and I wish everyone increased creativity, prosperity, popularity and many “Magic Moments” to capture. / Blessings, / Phil / /
I know, it’s pathetic that I’m finally getting around to doing this but I just finished my very first YouTube video and wanted to share i…
I know, it’s pathetic that I’m finally getting around to doing this but I just finished my very first YouTube video and wanted to share it with you all. I did it to the Newsboys “Stay Strong” which I absolutely love and find extremely encouraging each time I listen to it. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for looking. Any comments and ratings would be much appreciated. HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Ruth Palmer Christian Art Slideshow Lyrics to the song `Stay Strong` by The Newsboys: You’re in the moment now / A bitter root / A wandering eye and then / The ties that bind start wearing thin, thin You’re in the moment now / When all you’ve been blessed with / Is not enough / Here’s where the ground gets loose / Here’s where the devils call your bluff Stay strong / You are not lost / Come on and fix your eyes ahead / There’s a new dawn to light our day, our day / You’ve gotta stay strong / You and I run / For the prize that lies ahead / We’ve come too far to lose our way, our way We’ve seen the tragic flaws / The tortured souls / The saints with feet of clay / Here’s where sin becomes cliche’ We’ve come through wilderness and watched / The cloud by day / The burning sky into dawn / Have you forgotten who you are? / Did you forget whose trip you’re on? Stay strong / You are not lost / Come on and fix your eyes ahead / There’s a new dawn to light our day, our day / We’ve gotta stay strong / You and I run / For the prize that lies ahead / We’ve come too far to lose our way, our way Get up, there’s further to go / Get up, there’s more to be done / Get up, this witness is sure / Get up, this race can be won / This race can be won We’ve gotta stay strong / You are not lost / Come on and fix your eyes ahead / Our Father’s dawn will light our day, our day / Come on and stay strong / His grip is sure / And His patience still endures / There’ll be no letting go today, no way Come on, and stay strong / You and I run / For the prize that lies ahead / We’ve come too far to lose our way, our way
Thank you so much for the feature of my piece Holy Is The Lamb ! I am so grateful and honored ! Your group and members are amazing and ag…
Thank you so much for the feature of my piece Holy Is The Lamb ! I am so grateful and honored ! Your group and members are amazing and again, I am truly honored ! / Bonita
Precious friends, I give God thanks for you all, and your prayers and support. You are so precious to me and the lord. While I was pr…
Precious friends, I give God thanks for you all, and your prayers and support. You are so precious to me and the lord. While I was praying early this morning for each of you, as I doe each day, The holy Spirit allowed me to feel a members pain and the lord laid it on my heart to share with you the words that you are about to read. This is for someone here, and I do not know, but the Lord Jesus knows. I pray it will bless all, but especially the one whom God sends it to. [Gods personal message to someone he knows]. Zephaniah 3:17-20 [Common English Bible].The LORD your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love.” (18) The LORD has promised: Your sorrow has ended, and you can celebrate. (19) I will punish those who mistreat you. I will bring together the lame and the outcasts, then they will be praised, instead of despised, in every country on earth. (20) I will lead you home, and with your own eyes you will see me bless you Then you will be famous everywhere on this earth. I, the LORD, have spoken! 1. As a minister of God, I have often counselled Gods children who have come to me with all sorts of problems and Challenges. One of the challenges that was most common is that they feel guilt and condemnation. / Their thoughts were filled with guilt over what they had done in their past, someone they hurt, something they said or done. One precious child of God would wake up at nights with fear that God was angry with her. Another would feel he was being judged by God because he was always depressed about his past. satan would like all of us to think and feel that way. But you need to understand something. God is Love and he loves you. God has spoken to you today in Zephaniah Ch3. Does that sound like God is angry with you his child. NO!. / One of the strategies satan uses is to get you to feel shame, guild and worthless because of your past. I knew a dear friend who would not pray as they felt God was angry because of the things they did in the past. They would cower and feel so unclean. He said that he knew God had forgiven him, but he still felt shamed and unworthy. Beloved, here Gods minister now as I speak to you under his anointing and in the power of his Holy Spirit. If that is you, and I know someone feels like this or similar, God has something to say to you personally right now. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. When you asked Jesus into your heart / He washed away every sin, every wrong, and you became a brand new person. You became a brand new person. Notice that in 2 Corinthians 5:17, it clearly says that the old things have passed away. God does not see your sins or wrongs, as they have been washed away in the Blood of Jesus. God does not remember them anymore. Jeremiah 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Here God is talking about his children. Now before this was fulfilled, the price for Sin had to be paid in full, before God could forget their sins and wrongs. Jesus Gods son paid tat price in Full. God sees you through the finished work of his son Jesus. He sees the Blood of Jesus applied to your heart. He has forgiven you and does not remember your sinful past. When you received Jesus as saviour, you became a new person. Now you have a new father, and you have the DNA of God. You are brand new. Often satan will try and bring to your thoughts things that you did and then get you to think or focus on them. When he does this just tell him, “I have no sinful past, as the Lord Jesus you thought you could destroy, rose from the dead and his blood paid the price for my forgiveness, and that sacrifice was excepted by God, and the blood has washed away all my sinful past from Gods memory and mine”. Tell satan, you are born again and Jesus lives in you! / There is no need to feel unworthy, shame or guilt. / / 1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. / The Blood of Jesus never stops working and is all powerful. Precious friend, See yourself as God sees you. He sees you righteous in the righteousness of Jesus. He sees you as his son/daughter. You have the same father as Jesus. Hallelujah! / There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. [Romans 8:1] / / Colossians 1:12-14 [Amplified Bible] Giving thanks unto the Father, of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has made us meet [Qualified] us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: (13) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath [translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son]: (14) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Now you know for sure that God in Christ Jesus has made you worthy to be his child, and that you are forgiven. There is no condemnation to you. You’re a new creation. Hallelujah! No more need to ever feel guilt or shame. You now can come boldly to your Father, knowing he has forgotten your sinful past and welcomes you to his presence as his dear child. I will close with Zephaniah 3-17-20 our opening scripture. The LORD your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love.” (18) The LORD has promised: Your sorrow has ended, and you can celebrate. (19) I will punish those who mistreat you. I will bring together the lame and the outcasts, then they will be praised, instead of despised, in every country on earth. (20) I will lead you home, and with your own eyes you will see me bless you / Amen.
I just noticed that my “Hope” was featured !!! / Thanks so much : / His Hands Working – A Christian Missions Group Dedicated to raisin…
I just noticed that my “Hope” was featured !!! / Thanks so much : / His Hands Working – A Christian Missions Group Dedicated to raising money for the Philadelphia Mission!!! I’m thrilled !!
I SUGGESTED THIS AS A HOME PAGE ON THE HOME PAGE FORUM… *NOT SURE IF THIS WAS SEEN OR NOT….SO I’M PUTTING IT BACK IN THE POSTS A…
I SUGGESTED THIS AS A HOME PAGE ON THE HOME PAGE FORUM… NOT SURE IF THIS WAS SEEN OR NOT….SO I’M PUTTING IT BACK IN THE POSTS AGAIN…... I think in this horrible time of many people getting laid off or loosing their jobs, relationships failing, and people turning to either violence or addictions….WE as a NATION need to focus on GOD….and his healing. Therefore I thought I’d submit a home page devoted to images and clothing from Living Christianity group. Please think about using this as a home page….I am sure these people as well as all of us in the group would be so honored!! / OH MY….there are so many AWESOME images, clothing and writings in this group….It’s so hard to just pick 8!!! Blessings….I hope you all will pick this as a home page soon. It has been brought to my attention by Paul McClintock that / “Redbubble might prefer to stay away from political or religious themes for the homepage as that has caused a bit of commotion in the past. It’s a bit of a sore spot for many people. The problem is that people will see it as an endorsement by redbubble, even if it isn’t.” Here is my response to those ppl, NOT PAUL…. HOW SAD! I can’t believe that we can’t use the political or religious art on the homepage because of “small minded” ppl. I would careless if they put up political ads. If I do not agree…it is my choice, and I keep my mouth shut….end of story. I apologize first hand if I sound abrupt but I am so sick of hearing that things offend ppl….we all need to get over it! You can’t please everyone all the time, and if someone gets so offended that they think they need to speak out….then they have issues. jmo If I came to the bubble and saw naked ppl on the front homepage, and I didn’t agree…so be it….but I do not have the right to judge…others may like it. Therefore I believe that we need to get GOD out in the open as well as we do the NAKED pics. JMO!! My question is….How do you all feel about this?* Be honest BUT TACTFUL, AND RESPECTABLE at the same time. Thanks & Blessings…. / ~S / Please go to this link if you’d like to voice your opinion on this matter…. / forum topic I started
I didn’t know the group “50 Things” existed until I saw it on someone’s profile page. I started thinking about what 50 things I would wa…
I didn’t know the group “50 Things” existed until I saw it on someone’s profile page. I started thinking about what 50 things I would want to write about and I immediately thought of God. Probably because He is the most important person in my life. I went ahead and started a Word document because I thought it would take several days to compile a list of 50 things. Instead, I completed the list in less than 20 minutes. Here is my list of the 50 Things I Love About God: 1. He loved me before I ever loved Him / 2. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on a cross for me / 3. He gave His life for me, He laid it down, it was not taken from Him / 4. He set me free / 5. He delights in me / 6. He saved me from spending eternity in hell and part of hell is being eternally separated from Him / 7. He is my Protector / 8. He is my Provider / 9. He is my Shepherd / 10. He gives me the ability to choose and does not force His will upon me; that is how much He respects me / 11. He is my Strong Tower and I am safe / 12. He leads me beside quiet waters and gives me green pastures to lie down in peace / 13. He is my peace / 14. He is my joy / 15. He is my comfort / 16. He sent the Holy Spirit to lead, guide, teach, comfort and correct me / 17. He never gives up on me / 18. He will never leave me or forsake me / 19. His plans for me are to prosper me, not to harm me, to give me a hope and a future / 20. He gave me creativity because I am made in His image and He is the ultimate Artist / 21. He is humble / 22. He is holy / 23. He is long-suffering / 24. He does not want anyone to perish and until as many have chosen Him as possible, He will delay His Son’s return to earth / 25. He is all powerful / 26. He is gentle / 27. He is kind / 28. He is righteous / 29. He is loving / 30. He helps me to love others because everyone is my neighbor / 31. He does miracles every day / 32. He always hears my prayers, though I may not always get the answer I want, when I want it / 33. He is my Abba Father, daddy, the One I can run to when scared, hurt or empty; I didn’t have a safe earthly daddy but my Heavenly One is perfect / 34. He sees me through the blood of Christ and does not see my sin / 35. He forgives me for my sins, I am washed white as snow / 36. He loves to give gifts to me because I am His child and every good gift comes from heaven / 37. He is the Potter and I can trust Him to mold me into the person He wants me to be / 38. He sees the big picture and His ways are always perfect / 39. He is slow to anger / 40. He is patient with me / 41. He longs to spend time with me, unconditionally / 42. He gives me everything I need; not everything I want, but everything I need / 43. He surrounds me with the beauty of His creation for me to enjoy / 44. He restrains evil and sends angels to watch over me / 45. He is bigger than any problem or circumstance I could ever have / 46. He is able / 47. He is Truth / 48. He is unfathomable / 49. He is mysterious / 50. He is knowable in a very personal and intimate way; He is mine and I am His / / To God be the glory!
I am just puting this journal out to request some prayer for my Husband.. I did a journal about 4 weeks ago about him having an Angina at…
I am just puting this journal out to request some prayer for my Husband.. I did a journal about 4 weeks ago about him having an Angina attack HERE Well he has had some other tests and they found somthing but not really sure what the problem is so he has to go into hospital at 7.30am Tuesday 1st Sept (Australian time) to have an Angiogram. I would really appreciate anybody who can be praying for him.. I know they say it is a very common procedure, but there are always risks of having a Heart attack or Stroke during the procedure. I am a little concerned too. Thank you all in advance / and God Bless / Judy
I am beginning a major project and have a couple of photographers willing to work with me on this… I am starting a project bringing …
I am beginning a major project and have a couple of photographers willing to work with me on this… I am starting a project bringing scenes of the Bible to photomontage art… both Old and New Testaments. I am also looking to bring the image of Christ into modern settings – with people in everyday situations, but hopefully do so in an artistic and painterly fashion. If you’re a photographer OR model that would fit a Jesus or Mary and have pics that I could work on with right clothing style – MESSAGE ME. This will be an ongoing work in progress that I hope to have published. Sounds overwhelming, I know, but so worth the time and effort! God Bless You! Claudia
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