X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,44ccc3ef04206f51 X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public From: cwilson@is.dal.ca (Chad Wilson) Subject: Line: Christian Art Date: 1995/04/19 Message-ID: <3n44cn$ndc@gagme.wwa.com> X-Deja-AN: 101250438 approved: boba@wwa.com sender: boba@gagme.wwa.com references: <3me31v$1ta@gagme.wwa.com> <3miu3c$p5@gagme.wwa.com> organization: WorldWide Access - Chicagoland Internet Services newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii Here's a file i got from an associate at emory. Enjoy... Chad. o___________________________________________________________________________o | ___ | Lost yesturday sometime between sunrise and sunset: two golden | | /~ | ~\ | hours, each studded with sixty diamond seconds, each one | |/ |/ \ | of these circled by sixty ruby seconds. No reward is offered, | ||o o o| | for they are gone forever. --Anonymous | |\ / |----------------------------------------------------------------| | \, o ,/ | Chad Wilson (University of King's College) | | ~~~ | cwilson@is.dal.ca | O---------------------------------------------------------------------------O _____________________________________________________________________________ . /:\ |:| "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty |:| power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can |:| take your stand against the devil's schemes. For |:| __ our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but ,_|:|_, / ) against the rulers, against the authorities, against (Oo / _I_ the powers of this dark world and against the +\ \ || __| spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. \ \||___| Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when \ /.:.\-\ the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your |.:. /-----\ ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. |___| O | Stand firm then, with the belt of righteousness in / | OOOOO | place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness |_____\ O / that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to | | \ \O/ all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you | | | | can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil | | | | one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of \ / | \___ the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the / \ /_____\ Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers `-' and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." -Ephesians 5:10-18 __ooooooooo__ oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOOOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOo oOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOo *OOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO* *OOOOOO *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* OOOOOO* *OOOOOO *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* OOOOOO* *OOOOOOo *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* oOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOo *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* oOOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOOo *OOOOOOOOOOO* oOOOOOOOO* A heart at peace *OOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOO* gives life to the body. *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* - Proverbs 14:30 ""ooooooooo"" " But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called o__ o__ o__ o__ me heavenward in Christ Jesus." _.>/ _ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ _.>/ _ - Philippians 3:13-14 (_) \(_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) (_) \(_) /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I remember my affliction and _ my wandering, the bitterness _( )_ __ and the gall. I well remember ( (o \ them, and my soul is downcast | / within me. Yet this I call \ ( _ to mind and therefore, I have /======\ /\ =) hope. ( * * */ *_\ |* * * * / Lamentations 3:19-21 | * \*_ / /* * * | ========== \ / " \\|/ ) / " " " "" " / | ( \\||// \|/ " " " \ |___ ) " " (In the Kingdom of Righteousness) """" "Each man will be like " |" a shelter from the wind " |" and a refuge from the storm " |" like streams of water " | |" in the desert "" " | |" and the shadow of a great rock " " " | |" in a thirsty land." " " " | |" " |" -- Isaiah 32:2 " " " " " " " "" " " " " " " " " " VVVVVVVVVV (>| "For my Father's will is "Whoever comes (>|======\\ that everyone who to me I will never _________||____ `\\ looks to the Son drive away. _-~~~~~~~~~|~|~~~|~| |\\ and believes in / | | | | ||`\\ him shall have /_ | | | | || `\\ eternal life." ____-------(_|____________|_|___| | || || _-~~~| _--~~~ | =| ||~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |] | | || | |= /~~~~~~~~~~\ | /' || /~~~~~~~~~~\ | :~~~~/' _ ----- _ `\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||~~~~~~~~/' _ ----- _ `\~~~~~~~~| | | _-~ ~-_|_____________==______||_______| _-~ ~-_| __--~ `~~~~/ _-----_ \____________________//_______/-/ _-----_ \~~ ; / \ _ / \ . : / \ _ / \ . | | -((*))- | | | | -((*))- | | | \ / \ / | John 6:37,40 | \ / \ / , \ ~-----~ / \ ~-----~ / ~-_ _-~ _---`-_ _-~ --~~~|\~~ ----- ~\__--~~-\-^^^^\___-~`~~---___--/ ~ ----- ~ -/_--~~\ ___ _ ooooooo | \ \/ ^| ooooooooooooooo /"~-_ ) \/ / oooooooooo oooooooo \| < oooo oooooo ooooooooooo ___\_: ` `\ oooooo ooo ooo ooooooooo \ / / \ `` \ oooooo o oo ooooooooo |__ \ \` : ooooo o ooooooooo ) ""~~~---_> `` \ o oooooooooo / "--____ ___ \` \ : ;__-------~~~;~~~\ ______ "--__\ ` \/ / |/ --- - ____<------___----~~~~~~ ___---_ \ \ ` ` , " _--~~~ -_---__---___ __/\ ` ' ' __/ You will go out in joy and be led \__- } ) : / forth in peace; the mountains and | : ; ': hills will burst into song before ) | you, and all the trees of the ! .^ : ( field will clap their hands. . . \ / /' ` \ \ Isaiah 55:12 ___/ / | `` \ \_ XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX.-.-.XXXXXXX I asked Jesus, "How much do you love me?" XXXXXXX`. .'XXXXXXX Jesus answered, "This much." as He stretched XXXXXXXX ` XXXXXXXX His arms and died on the cross for me. (And XXXXX you too!) XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX | "As Jesus was coming up out of the ____________ __ -+- ____________ water, He saw heaven being torn open \_____ / /_ \ | \ _____/ and the Spirit descending on Him like \_____ \____/ \____/ _____/ a dove. And a voice came from heaven: \_____ _____/ 'You are my Son, whom I love; with \___________ ___________/ You I am well pleased.' " /____\ - Mark 1:9-11 ___,--------,____ __--~~~~ ~~---,_ ,-' __,--,_ `\,___,-,__ ,-' __/'/-~~~\ ` ` . ' , | `~~\ _/` _/~~ '~~ \,_\_ O / ' '~_/' `\ /' ' =-'~~ _ / ~ /' `\ _/' /~ ,--,____,-----|,_,-,_ `\ _,/' ' ,-' _ `~'------'~~~~~-- `~~~~\ | ,-' /~ ' ,-~~~ _, ,-=~~~~~~~~~~~~'| | ~ .' ' , ' /~` |/ /' ,/' _/~' , / /` _/~ "But those who hope in the /~ / /` /' Lord will renew their strength. .' /' They will soar on wings like /' . /' eagles; they will run and not grow ` /' | weary, they will walk and not be ' faint." - Isaiah 40:31 / \\\' , / // "Praise the Lord, O my soul, \\\// _/ //' all my inmost being, praise His holy name; \_-//' / //<' Praise the Lord, O my soul, \ /// > \\\` who forgives all your sins /,)-^>> _\` and heals all your diseases, (/ \\ / \\\ who redeems your life from the pit // //\\\ and crowns you with love and compassion. ((` who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. " - Psalms 103:1-5 /// (o o) ------------------------o00--( )--00o---- "Fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing." -- Psalm 34:9 ;,//;, ,;/ "Come, follow me, " Jesus said, "and I o:::::::;;/// will make you fishers of men." >::::::::;;\\\ ''\\\\\'" ';\ - Matthew 4:19 ' ` ` ` `The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; ` my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my ` ` ` shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` Psalm 18:2 ` ` ` ` ` ` -| ` |- ` -| ` ` [-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-] ` |- ` [-_-_-_-_-] ` | | ` ` [-_-_-_-_-] | o o | [ 0 0 0 ] ` | o o | ` ` | | -| | | ` |- | | ` | |_-___-___-___-| |-___-___-___-_| | ` | o ] [ 0 ] [ o | | ] o o o [ _______ ] o o o [ | ----__________ _____----- | ] [ ||||||| ] [ | | ] [ ||||||| ] [ | _-_-|_____]--------------[_|||||||_]--------------[_____|-_-_ ( (__________------------_____________-------------_________) ) -------- ^`. ...'' | / ``` - --- ''''' | { ,,,--/ /-- \ \```/ / / ++' / / / / / / /+++ \ \ / / / / / / / / / / / /++++ \ .\/ / / / / / / / / / / ++++ \ \/ / / / / / / / / / ++++ \ .\./ / / / / / / / ++++ \ \./ / / / / / / ++++ \ .\/ / / / / / +++ \ ..\/ / / / / +++ \ .\. / / / +++ "Make music to the Lord with the harp, \ ..\. / / +++ with the harp and the sound of singing." \ ..\ / ++++ \ ..\ ++++ - Psalms 98:5 \ ..\+++++ ===========++ / / \ \ / / \ \ --- --- | "When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said,' \ | / I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me \*/ will never walk in darkness, but will have the --**O**-- light of life.' " /*\ / | \ - John 8:12 | .-~~-.--. : ) .~ ~ -.\ /.- ~~ . "And why do you worry about clothes? See > `. .' < how the lilies of the field grow. They ( .- -. ) do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that `- -.-~ `- -' ~-.- -' not even Solomon in all his ( : ) _ _ .-: splendor was dressed like ~--. : .--~ .-~ .-~ } one of these." ~-.-^-.-~ \_ .~ .-~ .~ \ \' \ '_ _ -~ - Matthew 6:28-29 `.`. // . - ~ ~-.__`.`-.// .-~ . - ~ }~ ~ ~-.~-. .' .-~ .-~ :/~-.~-./: /_~_ _ . - ~ ~-.~-._ ~-.< * * * * * @@@ * * @@ * * @@@@@@ * * @@ @@@ * * @@@@@@@@ @@@ * @@ @@@ @@@@ * * @@ @@@ @@@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@ * * @@ @@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @ * * @ @@@ @@@ @@@@ @@ @@@ @@@ @ * * @ @@@ @@ @@@ @ @@@ @@@ @@@ * * @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@ * * @@ @@@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ * * @ @@@ @@ @@@@ @@@ @@@ @ @@@* When witnessing, * @ @@@@ @@@ @ @ @@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@* if people ask, * @@@@@ @@@@@ @ @@@@ @@@@@@ @@ * "How do you know it's true?" *@@@ @@@ @@ @@@@ @@@@ * Remember that they can't deny * @@@@@ * what Christ has done for * @@@ * you -- Sper * /| __ * + / | ,-~ / + . Y :| // / . * . | jj /( .^ * * >-"~"-v" . * . * / Y . . jo o | . + ( ~T~ j + . + >._-' _./ + /| ;-"~ _ l . / l/ ,-"~ \ + Blessed are the poor in spirit, \//\/ .- \ for theirs is the kingdom of + Y / Y heaven. l I ! Matthews 5:3 ]\ _\ /"\ (" ~----( ~ Y. ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---- O -- |""O[|||||nn[:::< And I will follow you all of my days. /_,---._\ '''~ ~ | | | | | "Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; | | | let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. / /| ) Let us come before Him with thanksgiving _/_ /_|__|__ and extol Him with music and song." / /\ -- Psalm 95:1-2 /___________/ | \___________\__| XXXXXXX X *** X XXXXX X ***** X XXX XX XXXX ******* XXX XXXX XX XX X ****** XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XX X **** X X** X X XX XX X X***X X //XXXX X XXXX X // X XX X // X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/ X XXX// X X Jenny is sleepy .. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XX X X X X X XXX XX X XXX X X X X X X X X X XX X XXXX X X XXXXXXXX\ XX XX X .-~~\ / \ _ ~x .-~_)_ ~x".-~ ~-. " Though your sins are _ ( / \ _ like scarlet, they || T o o Y || shall be as white as ==:l l < ! I;== snow." \\ \ .__/ / // \\ ,r"-,___.-'r.// - Isaiah 1:18 }^ \.( ) _.'//. / }~Xi--~ // \ Y Y I\ \ " Y | | |o\ \ | | l_l Y T | l "o l_j ! \ / ___,.---^. o .^---.._____ "~~~ " ~ ~~~" I Wish You Jesus I could wish you joy and peace to last a whole life long, I could wish you sunshine or a cheerful little song; Or wish you all the happiness that this life could bring, But I wish you Jesus, but I wish you Jesus, But I wish you Jesus, more than anything. I could wish you leaves of gold and may your path be smooth, I could wish you treasures or that all your dreams come true; And I could wish you paradise that every day be Spring, But I wish you Jesus, but I wish you Jesus, 'Cause when I wish you Jesus, I've wished you everything. 'Cause when I wish you Jesus, I've wished you everything. __ ` ` .^o ~\ ` ` ` ` `` ` Y /'~) } _____ ` `` ` ` l/ / / ,-~ ~~--.,_ ` ` `` ` ` ( ( / ~-._ ^. `` ` \ "--'--. "-._ \ ` ` ` ` "-.________ ~--.,__ ^. ` ` ` \"~r-.,___.-'-. ^. ` ` ` YI \\ ~-.\ ` ` ` ` || \\ `\ ` ` || // ` Be on your guard; stand firm ` ` || // on the faith; be men of ` ` ` () // courage; be strong. ` ` || // ` ` ` || ( c ` 1 Corinthians 16:3 ` ___._ __ ___I|__`--__._ __ _ "~ ~ "~ "" ~~" ~ ~~ =================* ================* * * * ==============* * =============* * * * ************ ************** #* * ###* * "The Lord is my #####* * Strength and Shield; #######* * my heart trusts in him, #########* * and I am helped." ########* * - Psalm 28:7 #######* * * ######* * * * #####* * * * ####* * * * ###** ** _ _| | _| | | | | | | "I have learned the secret of being | | | | __ content in any and every situation, | | | |/ \ whether well fed or hungry, | /\ \ whether in plenty or in want. | / \/ I can do everything through him | \ /\ who gives me strength." | \/ / \ / -Phillipians 4:12-13 | / | | &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& "Reckless words pierce like a sword, /() but the tongue of the wise brings healing. " / / / / - Proverbs 12:18 /============| |------------------------------------------, {=| / / / / / /|()} } } } > \============| |------------------------------------------' \ \ \ \ \() , , /( )` \ \___ / | /- _ `-/ ' "No temptation has (/\/ \ \ /\ seized you except what / / | ` \ is common to man. O O ) / | And God is faithful; he will `-^--'`< ' not let you be tempted (_.) _ ) / beyond what you `.___/` / can bear. `-----' / But when you <----. __ / __ \ are tempted, he <----|====O)))==) \) /==== will also provide <----' `--' `.__,' \ a way out so | | that you can stand up \ / under it." ______( (_ / \______ ,' ,-----' | \ -- 1Cor 10:13 `--{__________) \/ .......................................................................... ____ ---| ___ "My soul waits for the Lord, \/ /| \/ /___\ more than watchmen wait for / |\ |___| the morning, / | \ \/ |___| more than watchmen wait for / || \ | | the morning. " / | | \ | | / | | \ | | - Psalm 130:6 / | | \ | |_____ / || \ | | \ / / \ | |______\ /________/ \ | | _ | ________/__________--/ __|___|_|_|__|__ ~~~ \___________________/ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ __ooooooooo__ oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO** **OOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOoOoOoOoOoOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo oOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOo oOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOo *OOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO* *OOOOOO *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* OOOOOO* *OOOOOO *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* OOOOOO* *OOOOOOo *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* oOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOo *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* oOOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOOo *OOOOOOOOOOO* oOOOOOOOO* *OOOOOOOOo oOOOOOOOO* "Hang in there..." *OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* ""ooooooooo"" , , /'`\ /|\ ,' : `\ , /' | `\ .' : `/| /| /' /' | ._ | `\ |'|/'//' | | , `\`-\ | |/' |'| `\ |/| /`\_`-,_|_-'_,-'/| `\,/'/' |/~~~~~~\ /'~ /' `\___-~/_,' Y `~`~\_Y ~~~ `\/ |_ _______ -`,/ \/' _/~~ \ ~\ | /' "The grass withers /' ~/~~~~~\| `~\ _.' _/'\ and the flowers fall, /'_/~| /'~`\ |\ |_ | but the Word of God |/~_/~~~\/' `\ | `\| /'\ stands forever." |/' `\ /~~~~`\____\' `~'\___ _/__,-| -- Isaiah 40:8 ~~' -|_ |