Plowing, Sowing, and... Circumcision?

This was the first post where I had both Draw Near as a "real thing" and a didactic message in mind. It really pushes the limit on how much text I can fit in this format... but it also closer to what I really hope to make Draw Near into. My wife Christina suggested the colored backgrounds on the second and third images, which was a brilliant idea and really brought the whole post together, artistically speaking.

The passage it's based on (Jeremiah 3:3-4) was one that I came across during my morning Bible reading. It strongly convicted me, especially in the area of responding to stuff on the internet, where I could spend 25 minutes crafting a YouTube comment response that only two people will ever read. Alternatively, I could pray for a missionary friend... or make a new DN blog post. :) 

The first two images were another artistic experiment. I used a (mostly) non-pressure sensitive brush, kind of like using a Micron pen instead of a brush pen. I also stuck to 3 tone (base, shading, and highlights) coloring with no blending. It made drawing a lot easier and still looks good. Not sure yet how it's going to look on larger images. 

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