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GLENN A. BAUTISTA *** Visual Artist


Glenn's Art & Life: http://www.glennbautista.com
Creative Services: http://www.designworkers.biz
Email: glenn@glennbautista.com

Present Home Addy: 1513, # 205, Santa Fe Dr., Weatherford, TX 76086
Past Home Addy: 6313, #3419, Duck Creek Dr., Garland, TX 75042 (May-Aug '09)
Cell Phone: +1(469) 964-8328


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Resending this visual experience to share with our Bible Class in Hudson Oaks, TX. Would this be a "r(h)ema" experience as differentiated from "logos"?

Link to our Bible Class:

http://glenlorn.multiply.com/photos/album/442/Bible_Study_w_Rusty_Other_Christian_Brothers

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A mysterious experience at dawn having waken up, perhaps, for a good reason. David, my son, was awakened too and witnessed this visual experience. This was a 3D experience and this 2D photo doesn't really capture the moment but merely gives you an idea. I remember meeting a hologram of a male person in an art show in Frankfurt, Germany some years back, and this experience with Jesus and Mary was somewhat like that, it was real but unreal.

I was somewhat suddenly awake, catching myself to have slept on my right side, the right side of my head on my pillow and saw this picture of Mary at first, then Jesus after a few moments.

It was nothing but a piece of scarf wrapped in plastic, remnants of scarves I designed for Ms. Billy Lim, lit by a ten-watt bulb serving as nite-light while we slept.

Strangely so, even at three in the morning, David, my 17-year old son was also awake and shared those precious moments with me deciphering the images presented to us. David's version was different. It was Jesus he saw first, then Mary. I then decided to take photos of this seemingly common but uncommon manifestations of Jesus and Mary.

At my Photos gallery (click from the menu), is the same photo rotated vertically to have a better view of the image(s). The unplugged electric fan's cord plug and the light that came from the night-light created the right eye shadow illusion, the forehead's frown lines and the hood if it was Jesus, or veil, if it was Mary. The nose, upper and lower lips are mere reflections of the nite-lite on the plastic wrap. The head is the scarf's bulk or mass outlining the entire head.

I entitled this little story as "Out of God's Grace" because I thought God has already left me since a lot of untoward incidents had been happening to me and my family these past months. Or, perhaps, he wants me to understand something, some painful but meaningful realizations:

http://www.glennbautista.com/glennstudio/renovation2008.html

-glenn

Out of God's Grace
  
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Jesus & the Lost Sheep by Glenn
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glenlorn wrote on Jul 21, '10, edited on Jul 21, '10


"Jesus & the Lost Sheep" (2004) by Glenn A. Bautista
(btw, Jesus had to break one of this sheep's legs for disciplinary action.)
Christian art: http://www.glennbautista.com/art/christianart.html

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Abe,

Like me before, that sheep went wayward several times. So, because of Jesus' love, he just had to do what was best.
I guess, it's more abstract than literal, much like how we must accept the same chastisement when we find it difficult to get out of the rut, but instead take Christ's offer of everlasting life, joy and peace.

klik - -> Out of God's Grace: http://glenlorn.multiply.com/photos/album/1


A mysterious experience at dawn having waken up, perhaps, for a good reason. David, my son, was awakened too and witnessed this visual experience. This was a 3D experience and this 2D photo doesn't really capture the moment but merely gives you an idea. I remember meeting a hologram of a male person in an art show in Frankfurt, Germany some years back, and this experience with Jesus and Mary was somewhat like that, it was real but unreal.

I was somewhat suddenly awake, catching myself to have slept on my right side, the right side of my head on my pillow and saw this picture of Mary at first, then Jesus after a few moments.

It was nothing but a piece of scarf wrapped in plastic, remnants of scarves I designed for Ms. Billy Lim, lit by a ten-watt bulb serving as nite-light while we slept.

Strangely so, even at three in the morning, David, my 17-year old son was also awake and shared those precious moments with me deciphering the images presented to us. David's version was different. It was Jesus he saw first, then Mary. I then decided to take photos of this seemingly common but uncommon manifestations of Jesus and Mary.

At my Photos gallery (click from the menu), is the same photo rotated vertically to have a better view of the image(s). The unplugged electric fan's cord plug and the light that came from the night-light created the right eye shadow illusion, the forehead's frown lines and the hood if it was Jesus, or veil, if it was Mary. The nose, upper and lower lips are mere reflections of the nite-lite on the plastic wrap. The head is the scarf's bulk or mass outlining the entire head.

I entitled this little story as "Out of God's Grace" because I thought God has already left me since a lot of untoward incidents had been happening to me and my family these past months. Or, perhaps, he wants me to understand something, some painful but meaningful realizations:

http://www.glennbautista.com/glennstudio/renovation2008.html


Continue to trust and persevere,

- glenn

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On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Abraham Medina wrote:

Glenn, thanks for sharing. This is an awesome sketch--indelibly yours. I think its cruel though for Jesus to break a leg for a humble sheep for discipline. Of course, being Jesus, he can always restore that leg in an instant!


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glenlorn wrote on Jul 21, '10



Thank you Grace . .

for helping shed light on some of President Obama's quotes with your husband's help. (Lorna does the same to me, hehe)

Triggered by these quotes, Pastor Pat Boone also composed and sang a song on the issue of "In God we Trust" ('s) removal from US dollar bills and other applications touching on this subject, over television. I was still in my knee pants when Pat Boone first witnessed for the Lord.

From my end, it is not easy to form an opinion on President Obama and the Democrat's intentions for this country nor is it easy for me to understand the intentions of the Republican party. What is happening here in the US (Democrats vs. Republicans) is, somehow, similar to what is happening in the Philippines, only in a smaller scale. I just hope that love for country prevails and not greed/power on the part of the politicians. The citizens who honestly work hard are always the ones to suffer. And apparently, election results are not at all respected by helping officials elected.

But this does not mean that I do not, at all, try to understand what is happening here in the US. Here is a link that has to do with a few issues regarding President Obama and his country . . you may want to read a few commentaries below the photo album:

http://glenlorn.multiply.com/photos/album/417


Lately, I have the impression that President Obama has shifted to his global mode, trying to solve the world's problems confronting both friends and foes- - lessening his focus on the US. But, maybe, this is the way to solve America's problems?

Btw, here's a very graphic video that I hesitated to send. I suggest that this stays within our fellowship group:


This is the fate of a young Muslim girl who refused to marry the
elderly man her family had arranged for her to marry.
She was convicted in a "family court" and sentenced to death by stoning.


An example of Sharia Law…: (download or view attached video)
. . . and to think that this has been happening before Jesus' time.



Blessings,

- glenn

ps: (Q) Which will be first? . . Iran erasing Israel from the map or God doing the same to Iran? . . or the RAPTURE?

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On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Grace Cajiuat wrote:

Good morning, friends.

I am grateful to stay connected with the Wesley Fellowship even if it is just through electronic messages. It gives me a sense of connection whether it be about the Friday Bible Study or forwarded videos and messages. The one thread that caught my eye was this certain letter by Pat Boone. I asked my husband to look for the Obama quotes that triggered Mr. Boone's reactive statements. Below is a list of sources and context of those Obama statements that he is against.
I encourage all to know the context or if it's even accurate. I am grateful to be an American citizen and I see it as my duty to be informed before I make decisions or statements that would hopefully bring justice and fairness to the table, not fear. As Christians, we are buoyed by God's grace that brings hope and light. May it be our call.

Grace Cajiuat

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glenlorn wrote on Jul 21, '10



Abraham Medina
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8:28 PM (1 hour ago)

Thanks Glen. That's a nice way to put it. Yes, we may experience unpleasant things like breaking a leg, as God's way of reminding us we may have gone astray. One thing I can say personally, my whole life is God's miracle and gift to me. When I seemed to be lost forever in the wilderness of Mindanao among the Muslims working for them as a government agent for the Philippines Department of Agriculture's Pest Control Division, my mother's prayers which followed me gave fruit to a complete change of life when one day, out of the blue, I was asked at our main office in San Andres Manila, to help IRRI in Los Banos, Laguna with their field rat problems that completely devastated their rice experimental fields overnight...and after three years in IRRI, I must have done good work for them to award me with the coveted Rockefeller-Ford Foundation scholarship that brought me here for graduate work. You may tell me I'm bragging, and yes, I love to brag about what God can do with a faith that can move mountains.

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