road to heaven?

Ross Conklin is consistently stretching himself for this project, and the results are always impressive. Today's work from Ross is a colored pencil drawing titled, "The Road of Life."

For this piece, Ross refers to Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that lead to destruction and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow is the road that lead to life and only a few find it.” You can see all of these things in his modern illustrationof this scripture, including the road to hell that is paved with good intentions.

To underscore that it is each individual's choice, Ross points to Joshua 24:15: “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourself this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” He reminds viewers that "we have only one life to live on earth, so be alert!" Finally, Ross underscores the concept of the road to hell that is paved with good intentions instead of accepting Christ with Proverbs 14:12: “There is a way that seems right to a man but in the end it leads to death.”