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by Pastor Mike Weber
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I am an artist and illustrator. And these “episodes” are quick sketches of and stories about people that I meet or have met over the years. I do the drawings first, keeping them simple and spontaneous but (hopefully) sophisticated. They are with perhaps one or two exceptions, line drawings done with a fine-line pen. I started doing these drawings in business meetings. That expanded to doing them in waiting rooms or while traveling, as a way to remember the people I met, worked with, or just observed from afar. Once I’d done a number of these sketches, I began to wonder about the people they depict. What might they be really like on the inside? What are their dreams? Their fears? Their secrets? Since I did not know the people I was drawing (or because I did not know them well), I felt ill-at-ease about asking personal questions. And so, I began to create stories about these people, based on what I imagine their life is like. That way, each drawing became a kind of psychological adventure; I never knew, when I sat down to write, what I was going to find. Like the drawings themselves, the stories are not to scale or photographic. If there is any prevailing theme, it is this: people keep their inner world well-hidden and probably for damn good reason. A secondary theme: making stuff up is much more fun than reality. And in a way, that is the real truth in all this. If you would like to learn more about me or my work please send a note. Our email: myron.gilbert@att.net
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What a delightful hymn–I love it! ‘Though I’m reading this post-Christmas, I can still be joyful in my Savior and worship Him today. P.S. Thank you, Pastor Mike for becoming a follower of my blog, From the Inside Out. I pray you’ll find the posts meaningful whenever you’re able to visit!
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Thank you, Nancy, I’m glad that it brought some delight to you. If you enjoyed the carol, you might want to check out some of the other things that I posted in December, particularly the post, “What Does God Look Like?”
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Lovely and true. As the letter to the Philippians advises, Joy is a command. I’m re-reading Victor Kuligin’s “Ten Things I Wish Jesus Never Said” and right before I finally got time to read your wonderful post, read from Kuligin: “In Christ this obedience was a joy. Jesus delighted to do the will of the Father. He even likened it to something as life-staining as food.” I am rather recent to the party of realizing joy is a choice, but I’m getting there. Thanks for the guitar chords and piano notes as well. I shall worship today with your hymn.
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Thank you! Jane. Your kind words lift my spirits.
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