The Art of Colby Jones
I love the Easter Bunny. I love watching children excitedly run in haste to find hidden Easter Eggs. And I especially love chocolate! All these things are great ways to celebrate the miracle of Easter. But just as there is more to Christmas than Santa Clause, there is much more to Easter than eggs, bunnies and chocolate. Don’t forget to include that message in your festivities.
Here’s a copy of the Christmas card I sent out this year. It’s difficult to show online because the real thing folds out. So, imagine that you have a piece of paper in your hands and you’re unfolding it.
The cover/first page shows Santa trying to get down a chimney.
The paper unfolds to show two drawings. The top one of an elf packaging toys and the bottom one of reindeer flying.
The card unfolds again to tell about the true Magic of Christmas.
Merry Christmas to all! Or, as we say in Texas, “to y’all.”
Central Lutheran Church in Dallas asked me to come up with a cover for their “Feast and Celebration” communion service, a beautiful musical setting by Mary Haugen. The church outline is based on the profile of the sanctuary at Central.
I was asked to create the cover for the church bulletin on Easter Sunday. I asked if they had anything in mind. She said, “When I think of Easter I think of lilies and trumpets.” I asked if they wanted any text on the cover. She said, “Something like ‘He is risen’ or ‘Alleluia’.” I stared at a blank piece of paper and this is what came out.
The Reformation from our youthful selves into adults doesn’t always change us.
For the first time in over forty years I will be celebrating Christmas without my wife, Beverly. Yet, as difficult as it will be I know that through the birth of Christ, God has shown his love for us and that He will never leave us alone.
John 11:25
Beverly, or Mimi to her grandkids, is still with us on Christmas.
