a night at the art show

last week we took a week off from ALIVE because

Austin had an art show.

and i went to see the art show.

and its hard to gather everyone when there is no leader present :)

 

it was a 21+ venue so the team couldn't come :(

however - i am going to post some pictures so everyone can see!

 

it took place downtown at the Fine Line Music Cafe -

it was a cool venue with lots of artists showing their work.

the show was put on by Raw Artists.

 

Austin's spot was right next to the stairs so all the work was displayed on the wall.

 

the series of ink drawings show a picture of sin -

and different ways it can start to overtake us...

so the black stuff - is our sin.

and whether its filling our vision or coming out in the words we speak...

 

or if it's gotten to the point where we feel so tangled up in it, with no idea how to begin to get out...

 

its not over.

Because Jesus died- and because He now lives -

sin has lost its dominion over us.

 

it has the ability to overcome us and entangle us...

if we let it.

 

but the good news is that we have been set FREE from the certain dominion of darkness...

IF we choose that freedom.  if we choose Him.

 

as long as we are on this earth - there will be trouble.

there will be sin.

there will be darkness.

however...

 

"take heart!  i have overcome the world."

- Jesus (john 16:33)

 

 

 so although sin can seem so tempting and so worth it... its not.

its destruction disguised as peace, as "love", as satisfaction...

Jesus set you free.

EMBRACE that FREEDOM.

 

so thank you Austin for sharing your heart in your art :)

for creating a powerful visual for something that is SO present in our lives,

and that points us back to freedom.

 

so we got to see the show :)

and then we decided we were hungry and we had paid to park, so figured we'd take advantage of the time. so we walked across the street to a sports bar who - wouldn't you know it, was serving buckets of wings for $5 each... :)

why not?

 



 

yes, the waitress judged us openly.

yes the nachos were the best ever.

and yes we had lots of fun :)

 

my next goals?

learn how to use ink to draw.

and learn how to back into a parking space :)

-ALIVE