Facing Jesus

Met a delightful artist at the Portland Saturday Market with some very creative reimagined images of Jesus. Check him out at monkeyartstar.com and .

1. Bring Me Fish 2. What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs 3. King of the Dead 4. Unification. Thanks Brian!

Which one is your favorite?

Stained glass window in Black Abbey, Kilkenny, Ireland, portraying the birth and death of Jesus. 15 panels skip straight from Jesus’s birth to his appearance in the temple at age 12, to his prayer in the garden, death, and resurrection. There isn’t a single depiction of his miracles, teaching, or time with the disciples. What stories do you wish were more readily portrayed in stained glass windows or art?

I found my third “Homeless Jesus” statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz outside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. The first one I found was at St. Peter’s Church in Capernaum, Israel, and the next at The Portico in Tampa, Florida. There are over 100 statues around the globe. Where have you spotted Jesus?