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Voting Has Begun for Art and Soul of the Magic Valley

Posted on April 19, 2014Leave a comment

Today was a day full of art in the Magic Valley. Here are a few pictures of the day.

You will need to register, with Identification, at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts (195 River Vista Place, Twin Falls, ID) and receive your voter registration number. Once you have registered you can either vote in person at the Art Center, or online at Magic Valley Has Art. The deadline to vote is Saturday May 3, 2014 at 2PM.

Happy voting…

Don’t forget to take a snap shot of yourself at Rudy’s – A Cooks Paradise and enter the photo contest here at theBridge…

Submits a picture of yourself at Rudy’s with Silas’ painting in the background. You can submit your photo via text message to me at (two zero eight – 410- two five two nine) or email to me at (idahopaul (at) gmail (dot) com). I will post all pictures here and then work through a very scientific process with complicated algorithms and such that will randomly select a winner. Good luck to all. Seriously, you should do this.

Here’s Renee and me at Rudy’s – A Cooks Paradise:

Golden Winter (#4-031)

Posted on April 15, 2014Leave a comment

Art and Soul of the Magic Valley starts this week.

Silas Thompson Fine Art has another entry in this year’s Art and Soul of the Magic Valley contest. You can join Silas this Saturday (April 19) from 11:00 AM -2:00 PM at Rudy’s-A Cook’s Paradise in Twin Falls for a live painting to kick off this years Art and Soul contest.

Here’s the information on Silas’ entry #4-031 Golden Winter.

The contest is an annual event in Twin Falls, it begins on Friday, April 18, and concludes on May 3. This is a local contest based on voter participation. The viewing public is invited to vote for their five (5) favorite entries. You have to be present to vote (unlike other elections). There is actually a lot of good art to select from. Enjoy.

Follow these three (3) simple steps for voting:

1) Pre-select your top five entries by viewing all the entries online HERE,
2) Be sure to visit Rudy’s – A Cook’s Paradise (147 Mail Ave. West) and take a picture of yourself to enter my contest (see rules below). And enjoy all the kitchen gadgets while you are there.
3) UPDATED WITH NEW LOCATION FOR REGISTERING: Register in person at the Twin Falls Center for the Arts Magic Valley Arts Council 195 River Vista Place, Twin Falls, ID. You will get further information on the rules for the Art and Soul Contest and how to vote for Silas’ work #4-031 Golden Winter.

(You will have to vote for four (4) other entries, the $10,000.00 grand prize is awarded to the entry with the most votes.)

Obviously you don’t have to vote for Silas’ painting, but if you don’t you will be required to buy five of his paintings before the end of the year (I think that is the way the rules work, I didn’t read all of the fine print so I’m just trying to save you some money while you help Silas out… everyone’s a winner this way.) If you need help voting, just give me a call and I’ll gladly help you out. Be sure to tell everyone you know to vote for entry #4-031.

Post this on your Facebook wall, twitter account, Google +, Pinterest, Instagram, print it out on sheets of paper and staple them to telephone poles, bulletin boards at the grocery store, car windshields at the mall, etc… I will be shamelessly promoting this as the proud dad. You should plan a trip to Twin Falls between April 18 – May 3 just to vote.

theBridge will be sponsoring a side contest with really cool prizes for everyone who submits a picture of themselves at Rudy’s with Silas’ painting in the background. You can submit your photo via text message to me at (two zero eight – 410- two five two nine) or email to me at (idahopaul (at) gmail (dot) com). I will post all pictures here and then work through a very scientific process with complicated algorithms and such that will randomly select a winner. Good luck to all. Seriously, you should do this.

Here are Silas’ other paintings at The Gallery. They are not eligible for the voting but can be viewed at The Gallery in the Lynnwood Shopping Center on Filer Ave. in Twin Falls. Also be sure to visit www.SilasThompsonFineArt.com for other painting selections.

Blog Reading List

Posted on April 11, 2014Leave a comment

I thought I would introduce you to some blogs that I like to frequent. Not because they are followed by the masses (yet). Not because they are written by well know authors, artist, designers or publishers (yet).

But because I know them personally.

Silas Thompson: Silas Thompson Fine Art: (Follow website on Facebook)
David Thompson: Off About a Hundred Degrees
Brad Kinch: Leaving the Old Man to Die
Aly Kinch: Alyson Kinch Blog
Samantha Pierce: The Owl Queen
Josiah Bain: the Sock Monkey

It’s About the Gospel

Posted on April 3, 2013Leave a comment

a followup to this mornings post…

What Happens to a follower of Christ on the far side of the wilderness? It’s hard to say what happens individually to everyone, but it is certain to be life changing.

This afternoon Silas posted a generous offer to visitors of his website and his art work. From now until April 11, 2013, 100% of all painting sales will be donated to New Horizon Home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Silas and Bianca are tender toward the gospel mandate to the nations and especially to those tender to the heart of God, orphans.

Visit Silas Thompson Fine Art and pick a painting today. Price list is here.

New Horizon Home is more than a simple orphanage, not that an orphanage is simple. New Horizon Home International is a global gospel outreach. Alex Viellard, director of New Horizon Home International desires to see bible centered, gospel preaching churches and pastors in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It’s about the Gospel.

May the Glory of the LORD fall down on his people.

1 The wilderness and the desert will be glad,
And the [desert] will rejoice and blossom;
Like the crocus 2 It will blossom profusely
And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.

Isaiah 35:1-2 (NASB)

I Can Trust Him

Posted on January 21, 2013Leave a comment

I think often about how I pray. Many of my prayers from the past were more about me telling God what I want to accomplish or how I want him to behave. How foolish of me. How patient must the LORD be?

While I don’t record or journal every prayer I pray, I’m thankful that I have many to reflect upon. They help me to see how the Lord is maturing me. And they expose my need to continue to grow.

The following is a quick observation of two things I asked God for the day before I left for Haiti in 2010.

“The Lord hears when I call to Him.” (Psalms 4:3 NASB)

Prayer for Silas: “…God capture his attention and place Your glory in front of his eyes.” Silas was able to travel with me to Haiti. I had no pretenses of how I wanted God to place His glory in front of Silas. But I know I wanted Silas to see the hand of God as never before. I was not, nor do I want to suggest that I prayed that God would do this in a way that would be easy or pleasant. This was a request with complete trust in the Lord to let us see His glory in what He would do in our midst. I would never, in my flesh, have thought that a short time in a Haitian jail would be the place I had in mind for God to display His glory. I wanted God to arrest our attention and place His glory in front of us. He did, and did He!

Prayer for Renee: “…Help Renee. Provide for her like you did Elijah; supernaturally and refreshingly. Let her rest in You.” I had no idea that my bride would need to rest in the Lord like this… When we returned home and Renee began to tell me how difficult it was to here during those days, I realized that the Lord was prompting me even before we left for hardship. We look back at these days with joy in the Lord. Joy in the Lord does not mean happy in the flesh. Renee can tell this better than I can; the Lord provided protection, shelter, friendship, family, financially, emotionally, and with rest (rest in the Lord.) We were not perfect in all of our trusting in the Lord, but a lot of sanctifying work in the Lord was accomplished.

Don’t let your prayers be unsaid. It has been helpful to have them written down so serious self-reflection and examination can be done. Of all the things I wrote down during that season, it is the prayers that were the most helpful. Writing them down caused me to be more careful and bold in what I spoke to the Lord about. And they cause worship of God when I consider what, how, when, where, who God would use to put His glory in front of us and give confidence to Trust Him. Examine your consciences with respect to what you have done in the day; particularly what you have done amiss, that you may repent of it. When you ask God a question or plead a desire, be serious, be silent, wait for an answer. Rest.

Haiti Journal Audio:
Part One: Leading up to the arrest

Part Two: from arrest to release

With Joy in the Lord

Posted on January 16, 2013Leave a comment

I just finished re-reading my journal entries from January 14 – February 17 of 2010. To read those entries from the vantage point of three years later has me with much gratitude that I recorded my thoughts during those days. There was no way on January 16, 2010 to know what the unfolding days would disclose as the Lord directed each step.

My recorded prayer on January 16, 2010 was short but exposed my sinful attraction to comfort. Not that comfort is a sin, but rather an ungrateful heart for any blessing of comfort.

On January 17, 2010 I called the faithful of Eastside to be prepared as we wait to hear from the Lord on what we should do. I asked them to pray together as one about what our response should be to the need in Haiti. We prayed, several responded to the need to apply for a passport. Many committed to pray.

First thing in the morning on January 18, 2010 I received an invitation to consider helping a sister church respond. They were looking for people ready to go help prepare a structure to begin receiving orphans. Before the day was up, four men committed to go with me. Four men I hold with humble respect; Silas Thompson, Steve McMullin, Drew Culberth, and Jim Allen. (it would be a few more days before we would meet the women and I hold them with the same level of humble respect as the men.)

We began to make plans to go into an unknown situation… found it a difficult situation … and learned to walk with joy in the Lord.

I tell you this truth… “The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” (Prov 16:9 NASB)

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