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Christ in the Psalms is a yearly reflection on how the people of God pray, engage emotion, and offer all elements of life to the God who dwells with His people. As we learn and reflect, we wondrously find unmistakable glimpses of Christ throughout the process.
This summer will take us from Psalm 11 through Psalm 20.
Learn more about Christ in the Psalms weekly artwork and see previous pieces here.
I’m Allee. I do creative direction, design, and branding for an urban planning company based out of San Francisco, CA. I’ve been attending Park Church since 2016. Park is where I met my husband, Cody, and now we have two little guys who make life very fun (2.5 years and 3 months). Life these days is mostly a mix of toddler negotiations, baby snuggles, and reheated coffee.
This design is inspired by Psalm 12, a lament for a world overflowing with noise, division, performance, and fractured truth. When I read this psalm, it felt deeply connected to the world we live in today. It can feel easy to get swept into outrage, fear, and the pressure to choose sides rather than remain grounded in the steady truth of who God is. I often find myself caught between seeking approval from others and resting in the truth of who God says I am. In Psalm 12, God’s words are described as “pure words, like silver refined seven times” — untouched by sin, steady in love, and completely trustworthy.
The hands throughout the piece represent desperation, prayer, surrender, and the longing to reach toward God in the midst of confusion. The snake, scale, eye, and hourglass symbolize deception, imbalance, spiritual exhaustion, and the slow erosion of trust that can happen when we are shaped more by the world’s division than by Christ’s love and truth. In contrast, the silver, sun, and window reflect refinement, guidance, hope, and the steadiness of God’s presence. Together, these symbols point back to the heart of Psalm 12: a reminder that even in a fractured world, God’s truth remains pure, faithful, and worthy of our trust.
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Christ in the Psalms is a yearly reflection on how the people of God pray, engage emotion, and offer all elements of life to the God who dwells with His people. As we learn and reflect, we wondrously find unmistakable glimpses of Christ throughout the process.
This summer will take us from Psalm 11 through Psalm 20.
Learn more about Christ in the Psalms weekly artwork and see previous pieces here.
I was born and raised here in Colorado. I was briefly an engineer before switching careers to photography. I’ve been doing photography professionally for 16 years across several specialties like portraiture, sports, wildlife, landscape, and real estate. My wife and I have been attending Park Church for 11 years. I’m also a father of two energetic boys, Clark and Devin.
The first sentence of Psalm 11 “In the Lord, I take refuge” is the focus of my piece. David is told to “flee like a bird to your mountain” so I chose to embody David as this red-winged blackbird. The wicked in this psalm are intent on violence toward David yet The Lord is his refuge. A refuge isn’t merely a place away from danger, but a place where one can be calm and be assured of salvation. Just like how this bush shelters this bird from predators and the elements, God shelters David and he shelters us.
There is no need to flee, but to remain with God. The artistic process of exploring theological concepts in photography is like a real-world scavenger’s hunt for God’s goodness. Obviously I “make” my art, but unlike other art forms it’s only through real moments that happen around me. That requires a mental shift and stillness to help me find those fleeting moments and then actually capture them. When I found this bird, I was able to sit down on the ground and take my time dialing in my camera’s settings. The two of us actually stayed put together for several minutes. It was clearly aware of me (probably ten feet away), but didn’t feel the need to flee. I was the one that left first after getting more than enough images.
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Christ in the Psalms is a yearly reflection on how the people of God pray, engage emotion, and offer all elements of life to the God who dwells with His people. As we learn and reflect, we wondrously find unmistakable glimpses of Christ throughout the process.
This summer will take us from Psalm 11 through Psalm 20.
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We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.
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We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.
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We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.
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We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing—not with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.
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We live in a cultural moment where people are longing for wisdom, yet increasingly uncertain where to find it. James’ letter speaks to this longing&mdashnot with vague spiritual sentiment, but with direct, practical wisdom for forming resilient lives of faith grounded in Jesus, the embodiment of God’s wisdom.