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To: David fisk who wrote (15874)	5/19/1998 9:02:00 AM
From: David fisk	Respond to of 39621

"anamorphosis art." - The royal portrait looked like a bad joke. It seemed as if the future King of England had been mocked. William Scrots, the court painter, appeared to have done a great injustice to Edward VI. The skull ballooned in back, the forehead bulged, the nose looked like a beak, and the chin undershot the face. But Edward's attitude must have changed when Scrots told him the secret. By squinting at the picture through a peephole in the side of the frame, a fine representation with no deformities could be seen. One who viewed it described Edward as having a "handsomely proportioned countenance." This unusual painting along with about 100 others like it recently toured the country in an exhibit of what is called "anamorphosis art." It's a specific kind of art that can only be appreciated when viewed from one certain vantage point. A narrow perspective is also necessary if we are to see the divine design brushed into our lives by God. If we judge ourselves by the world's standards we may miss the subtle beauty and purpose God has placed within us. Rom 12:2 - 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. See: Prov 20:24;

To: David fisk who wrote (15874)	5/20/1998 10:13:00 PM
From: David fisk	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39621

A city dweller moved to a farm and bought a cow. Shortly after he did, the cow went dry. When he reported this fact to a neighbor farmer, the farmer expressed surprise. The city man said he was surprised too. "I can't understand it either, for if ever a person was considerate of an animal, I was of that cow. If I didn't need any milk, I didn't milk her. If I only needed a quart, I only took a quart." The farmer tried to explain that the only way to keep milk flowing is not to take as little as possible from the cow, but to take as much as possible. Is that not also true of the Christian life? Those who only turn to God in need miss the real joy that flows from a daily infilling of His Spirit. Bible Illustrator "I am the LORD your God, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." (Psa 81:10 NKJV) ""But My people would not heed My voice, And Israel would have none of Me." (Psa 81:11 NKJV) "So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, To walk in their own counsels." (Psa 81:12 NKJV) Eph 3:20-21"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," (Eph 3:20 NKJV) "to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Eph 3:21 NKJV) Jesus died for my sin, David