Tongues of fire, rushing wind, descending dove . . . Pentecost offers us some powerful images with which to create visuals for worship. 

For more ideas and images sure to get you thinking about Pentecost, check out my Pinterest Inspiration board

The pilgrimage of Advent has begun. With four weeks to once again make our way to Bethlehem, we enter this holy season full of waiting and wonder. Here's some of my artwork and poetry inspired by this first week on the journey.

"In Hope of Love's Returnin...

"I am the good shepherd.

I know my own and my own know me,

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father…

and they will listen to my voice."

—John 10:14,16

Image: "The Good Shepherd" by Todd Pick, 2018.

The voice of Love has invited us into the fold. Named by Resurrec...

BY WAY OF THE WATER

"The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a conscience."

—Dietrich Bonnhoefer

"John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins...

THE WAY OF PALMS

By Rev. Jennifer Pick

"When Christ entered into Jerusalem the people spread garments in the way: when He enters into our hearts, we pull off our own righteousness, and not only lay it under Christ’s feet but even trample upon it ourselves."

—Augustus Topl...

THE EXTRAVAGANT WAY

By Rev. Jennifer Pick

"Mary does not calculate the cost of her love the way Judas does. Instead, she lavishly pours out her valuable possession at Jesus’ feet.

Such love is at the heart of biblical economics."

—Rosemary  Feerick 

"Then Mary took an...

THE WAY HOME

By Rev. Jennifer Pick

"You can go to the party as you are, as long as you don’t insist on staying that way. The father’s banquet is for the reconcilable,

thrown for anyone who will come."

—Barbara Brown Taylor 

"While he was still a long way off, his father saw...

THE WAY DOWN

By Rev. Jennifer Pick

"I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light."

—Barbara...

THE WAY to FREEDOM

By Rev. Jennifer Pick

"The desert shatters the soul's arrogance and leaves body and soul crying out in thirst and hunger. In the desert we trust God or die."

—Dan B. Allender

"In the evening a flock of quail flew down and covered the camp.

And in the mor...

THE WANDERING WAY

By Rev. Jennifer Pick

"All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither; deep roots are not reached by the frost."

—J.R. Tolkien

"Jesus returned from the Jordan River full of the Holy Spirit,

and...