24 Jul, 2008
Cheesy face!
Big cheese carving
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sculpture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence made from a one-tonne block of cheddar cheese glistened on the sidewalk of Times Square in New York on as an artist's tribute to the Fourth of July.
"It's very patriotic, using the signing of the Declaration of Independence, bringing Americans together for the Fourth," said Troy Landwehr, who carved the sculpture for cracker company Cheez-It to celebrate U.S. Independence Day.
He worked eight hours a day for a week in a 40-degree cooler carving the block of Wisconsin cheddar.
"The cheddar has been pasteurized and will not melt," Landwehr said. "What I spray on it is cooking oil and that stops it from drying out and cracking," he said. "That's why it looks sweaty. It actually preserves the cheese."
The replica of an iconic painting by John Trumbull shows John Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin and others standing around a table signing the historic document.
The work is not the first time Landwehr has recreated U.S. history with cheese. Last year he carved a cheese version of Mount Rushmore, which depicts U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abe Lincoln.
photo courtesy ap & story au.news.yahoo.com 7/5/08
2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (NLT)
16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about becoming more like Jesus?
Tyndale's LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE notes explain it this way:
3:17-18 ...When we trust Christ to save us, he removes our heavy burden of trying to please him and our guilt for failing to do so. By trusting Christ we are loved, accepted, forgiven, and freed to live for him. ...By gazing at the nature of God with unveiled minds, we can be more like him. In the Good News, we see the truth about Christ, and it transforms us morally as we understand and apply it. Through learning about Christ's life, we can understand how wonderful God is and what he is really like. As our knowledge deepens, the Holy Spirit helps us to change. Becoming Christlike is a progressive experience. The more closely we follow Christ, the more we will be like him.
The world around us may think that becoming like Jesus is sort of a "cheesy" idea, but it's what our loving God wants for each of us.
Let His Holy Spirit carve the likeness of Christ into our faces and every part of our being.
How can we apply today's God's Story scripture to our lives?
- In your daily prayer times, ask Jesus to show you what changes are needed in your life for you to be more like Him. Trust Him to use his loving power to make it happen as you obey Him.
- Make a written list of what changes are needed in your life in order for you to be more Christlike. Check this every day for one month. Ask another follower of Jesus to pray for you and hold you accountable.
- Whenever you see pictures of famous people monuments or eat cheese this summer, let Jesus remind you that He wants to carve out His likeness in you.
How can we connect today's story and today's God's Story scripture and our story to others?
The next time you are eating cheese (cheese pizza, cheese balls, cheese curds, cheese whiz, just plain cheese...) with a friend or family member who is (or isn't) a follower of Christ, bring up today's story about the "cheese faces". You could ask the other person, "Be honest, do you ever see the likeness of Christ in me? Why or why not?"
- August 2008 [19]
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- May 2008 [20]
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- November 2007 [16]
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- September 2007 [18]
- August 2007 [12]
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- December 2006 [4]
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