Thursday, April 7, 2011

Colonial America


The section on Colonial America includes two preachers who can be found in any American Literature textbook. Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards turned sermons into essays and became well known for the power of their writing.

Edwards' best-know title is "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God."

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Salvation Army Tableau



Part of the section of the Billy Graham Museum is a beautiful tableau on the Salvation Army.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Rotunda Hangings



The Billy Graham Center has a rotunda with several massive banners of historical religious figures. Here we see St. Francis of Assisi and Martin Luther, two giant names.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Billy Graham Center


On the campus of Wheaton College, the Billy Graham Center is one of the nicest, most interesting museums in the area. A cloudy, chilly Saturday afternoon gave a perfect reason to spend a nice hour there. We will look at some images over the next several posts.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

SUNDAY POSTER

SUNDAY POSTER on the day after a wonderful visit to the Billy Graham Museum at Wheaton College. A beautiful museum and this poster has a quote from a powerful hymn, heard at the museum.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

More Ballpark Fun

Two more images from Arizona and spring training 2010. The low-key approach of spring training tends to bring out the absolute enjoyment of the game of baseball, whether in kids getting to toss a ball in the outfield or vendors smiling and tossing balls.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Opening Day


You can't beat fun at the old Ball Park, and in honor of opening day, here are two spring training photos from the past two seasons. Fans and vendors alike getting into the spirit!