When you’re out on the streets seeking the lost, be prepared to meet some unusual characters. Now that I think of it, those characters might think the same thing of you if you’re standing behind an easel talking to curious onlookers about Jesus. Continue Reading →
All sAints in Pasaden.
If you want better results when telling people about Jesus, try using current events, popular regional locations, and other examples that the person your are talking to can relate to. When Jesus spoke to people during the time He ministered here on earth, He often used examples of farming or fishing or the temple; things people were familiar with.
When I was painting this scene, a man who seemed to be in a big hurry asked me where a certain address was. I wasn’t exactly sure, but I told him that I thought it was one direction. He decided to go the other direction. However, before he jetted away, I handed him a ‘Talent Search‘. I watched as he scurried down the street flipping through the TS.
A few minutes after he diapered around the corner, he came rushing back toward the direction I had suggested. As he passed me, he waved the TS in the air. Smiling, he said, “Thanks, I’m an actor!”
Why was that meaningful? First, here in Southern California is Tinseltown… Hollywood. Secondly, the theme of Talent Search is all about Hollywood, but told from the perspective of the scriptures.
So if you live in Detroit, talk about the Bible from the vantage point of automobiles; in Seattle, coffee; in Florida, gators 
Whatever your environment, God can use it to reach people around you.
The Martin Luther King celebration in Los Angeles includes the annual parade down Crenshaw Blvd.
This year, instead of umbrellas to block the sun, they were opened to block the rain. I’ve painted in the rain under an umbrella before. Continue Reading →
