wall art

This is the wall art across from my desk. As a pastor I receive many lovely gifts and religious artifacts. The top picture is a panoramic taken by one of the FOGY’s at church. It makes the building look huge. It is not huge, but I must admit this little building is the most active church I have ever had the privilege to serve. The middle right picture was given to me three years ago when I co-lead the confirmation class with Mike Pearce. This was a great group of kids. Every now and then one of the confirmands wanders into my office and looks at the picture. The commentary runs from “how awful I look”, to “I remember what you said about the three kinds of grace.” I love that picture. To the left center is a crocheted cross a lovely church member picked up at a yard sale. She brought it into me and said, “When I saw this, I thought of you.” It is one of my favorites. At the bottom of this setting is a wall hanging done by a former member of a church in Atlantic Iowa. My little wall of art and pictures is a good reminder that church work is about people, relationships, forming young lives and love. What a blessing to work with all of these.