Rejoice
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Katie Walker – As I was reading Luke 15, the word “rejoice” was repeated several times. My drawing represents a man rejoicing to God and giving thanks.
Lost Lamb
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Carina Wahlstrom – God is so huge and yet He cares about the smallest of things, even a little lost lamb. Even though God is so big He cares about the small details and so should we. Everything matters to God.
Heading Home
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Becca VerHoeven – When I found out that the title for the art show was “The Prodigal,” this picture is the first thing that came into my mind. I like the sunset because it represents the closing of his journey. While I was drawing it, it almost felt like I was there, that it was me coming over the hills and seeing my house at the bottom. All I had to do is look at it to know that he’s heading home. It speaks for itself, and that’s the kind of art I like.
A Day With Dad
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Kristen Vaughan – I have always seen fishing as a great activity for father-son bonding. Something about how the father teaches the son how to be a good fisherman (how to cast, bait a hook, untangle a line, and reel in a fish) reminds me of how the father in this story accepted his wayward, repentant son back into his arms and carefully and lovingly integrated him into the family again. Not only is the father excited about his son’s return, but the son is so overjoyed and relieved at his father’s acceptance that he soaks up every word and learns all he can. It is a son’s greatest joy when he pleases his father. The two are perfectly content to just spend time together again.
The Embrace
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Heike Talbert – My painting represents my interpretation of the father embracing his beloved son after his return from a long journey.
Coming Home
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Heike Talbert – Just like the father readily receives the prodigal son in the parable, so also does our God receive us back any time. In this painting the church represents Christ and the light, the Holy Spirit, drawing us back to our Father through Christ if we have strayed from Him.
Widow
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Anja Talbert – I decided to look at another aspect of the prodigal story by demontsrating my interpretation of the widow who lost her coin. Distressed, lost, and confused, the widow longs for the precious coin she has lost.
Welcoming Arms
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Millie Steveken
Faith, Hope and Love
Art Medium: Oil Pastel, Pastel, and Collage
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Mary Ann Stafford – The triptych illustrates the parable in the context of Luke 15. The mother in the first panel prays in faith for her son; the son in the next panel finds hope that he can be saved; the father in the last panel is filled with love for his returning son. Butterflies in each panel represent prayers of petition, repentance, and thanksgiving.
Yet a Greatway Off
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Bob Snider – This parable has been rightly called the greatest short story ever written. With amazing economy of words, Jesus paints a wonderful picture of the loving Father, the rebellious prodigal, and the jealous older brother. Left out, but easily implied is the mother and her prayers for her son. At just the critical moment, the son “comes to his senses.” This painting depicts that moment when the prodigal, undergirded by his mother’s prayer and followed by the Holy Spirit in the image of John Cook’s wonderful dog (used with his permission), makes the vow to “return to my father.” Mothers of prodigals are devoted to prayer…especially when they are “Yet a Great Way Off.”
I Once Was Lost
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Bob Snider – We have all been lost, spiritually and literally, at some point in our life and can remember the joy of “being found.” So all of us can identify with the parable of the lost coin. Miss Kitty lost a ring, which was found through her diligent effort, and God’s grace. That experience created the inspiration for this wonderful and authentic expression.
My Son! My Son!
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Sydne Smith – My sister’s son was thrown onto the roadway when he wrecked his car. When his dad came upon the scene, rather than reprimanding the boy, he was shouting, “My son! My son!” I was thinking of those two when I created “My Son! My Son!”
Prelude to Forgiveness
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Marty Smith – The workings of the mind have always intrigued me and this work reflects a small part of what the prodigal son could have been thinking. He has hit rock bottom after living the wild, lawless life and wants to be forgiven. Some thoughts could have been about the beautiful land he left behind and of his father and family.
Future
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Marty Smith – The mind at work and what the prodigal son was thinking when he hit rock bottom was my inspiration. He was hungry and tired. He was genuinely sorry and wanted forgiveness for his sins. This painting was showing a symbolic impression of what he was thinking in the depths of his mind.
Working Brother
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Chelsea Small – My painting represents the hard working brother who never recieved any award for his labor.
