Scripture as a visual focus at church

It's the first thing you see as you drive into the church parking lot. It's a focal point as you enter the lobby. You may discover it near the water fountain, the clock, the exit, the foyer, the mirror in the restroom. What a concept: placing God's Word in plain sight!

Here are some simple ways to intentionally use Scripture to enhance your church's décor.... Read more

At the time of the English Reformation the Reformers whitewashed the interior of  churches and removed the statues and reliquaries. They decorated churches with wooden boards on which were painted the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, and other passages of Scripture. It was not until the so-called Catholic Revival of the nineteenth century that what the Reformers had rejected as idolatrous on Biblical grounds was reintroduced into a number of English and American churches.  Decorating Anglican churches with Scripture would be a return to its Biblical and Reformation heritage.