Metaphors are the “signposts” of scripture, like neurons that interconnect in a web of beauty. Find one, and you’ll be sure to be able to follow it through a weave of interconnectedness that gives is depth and breadth…. and turns it into a kind of dazzling,...
The scriptures are filled with metaphors describing God’s unconditional and awesome love for us. One of the most prominent metaphors is the metaphor of the Bridegroom. Or the Bridegroom Son of the Father. The “wedding” of the Lamb or Bridegroom is always accompanied...
The metaphor of ashes is deeply steeped in Christian tradition. The imposition of ashes begins the “fasting” of Lent. Yet, Jesus was not known as a “faster” but a “feaster.” For when the Bridegroom is here, the Feast is near. Even people within our communities need...
Is your church an original building with stained glass? Don’t forget that many of our Christian metaphors are forever engraved in the art of our stained glass windows. Help people identify those images and metaphors with scripture. Help people connect them in their...
Be curious. It sounds simple. But much of what it means to do image exegesis relies upon an avid curiosity, the willingness to chase bunnies into strange and unfamiliar places, and to open metaphors into all of their layers and colors until they reveal the hiddenness...
The key to innovation is making new and unique connections or discovering connections you did not first see that were there. Such is the way we look at scripture. Sometimes it means reading the scripture closely over and over again, and thinking of it visually,...
