{"id":658,"date":"2006-08-03T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-03T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2006\/08\/craven-image.html"},"modified":"2006-08-03T12:50:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-03T12:50:00","slug":"craven-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2006\/08\/craven-image.html","title":{"rendered":"CRAVEN IMAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When idol becomes icon<br \/>The image turns grave<br \/>With darkest deception<br \/>Convex turns concave.<\/p>\n<p>Windows on heaven<br \/>The icon\u2019s true aim<br \/>If means becomes end<br \/>It\u2019s not quite the same.<\/p>\n<p>But breaking the making<br \/>Iconoclasm\u2019s wrath<br \/>Is equally misguided<br \/>A mischosen path.<\/p>\n<p>See through the icon<br \/>The larger design<br \/>Wineskins best function<br \/>To convey wine.<\/p>\n<p>Sacred cows gilded<br \/>Become golden calves<br \/>We worship the image<br \/>Of things that we have.<\/p>\n<p>Beauty without truth<br \/>The glass becomes stained<br \/>Discoloration<br \/>Verity strained.<\/p>\n<p>Like art that is tainted<br \/>Like thoughts quite insane<br \/>Showers of blessings<br \/>Become Noah\u2019s rain<\/p>\n<p>July 31 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When idol becomes iconThe image turns graveWith darkest deceptionConvex turns concave. Windows on heavenThe icon\u2019s true aimIf means becomes endIt\u2019s not quite the same. But breaking the makingIconoclasm\u2019s wrathIs equally misguidedA mischosen path. See through the iconThe larger designWineskins best functionTo convey wine. Sacred cows gildedBecome golden calvesWe worship the imageOf things that we have.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":199,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CRAVEN IMAGE - The Bible and Culture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2006\/08\/craven-image.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CRAVEN IMAGE - The Bible and Culture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When idol becomes iconThe image turns graveWith darkest deceptionConvex turns concave. 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