Jesus Laughing

At Grace Point, we are blessed with two absolutely wonderful youth pastors, Steve and Ryan.

After recently painting a picture of Jesus for the staff (9/2 ), I wanted to do one for Steve and Ryan. But it had to capture a different side of Christ. One that showed a joyful spirit. One of Jesus laughing.

For reference and insight I turned to Steve Sawyer, a wonderfully talented and accomplished artist based in Kentucky (and Diane Sawyer's cousin). He allowed me to use one of his pieces as a reference for this one. I think it turned out well. My sincerest thanks, Steve.

The orange parts in the corners? Recently, Ryan gave a message about the importance of parents partnering with pastors. On average, pastors only have about 40-50 hours with children every year while parents have in the thousands. So why then do we assume that pastors will do more of the heavy lifting when it comes to our children's spitiual teaching? He used the analogy of yellow and red paints. We must come together for the good of our children.