Have you heard the Word?
Why dive deep into the Word?
Does the Word’s hope work for you to bring peace?
Hope is shared. Christ is taught by the Church which holds to Jesus (the Holy Word) as the only source of authoritative truth, judgment or comfort—without twisting, adding to, or subtracting from it.
The beautiful high bar set by our our loving Creator makes it clear and personal: Jesus loves each of us unconditionally because, on our own, failure is an incurable sick condition deserving His wrath, destruction, and eternal condemnation. Thankfully, the unfailing Counselor Great Physician creates and activates the faith for us so we can regularly receive powerful healing medicines: Gospel and Sacraments! Even so, we are free to choose to make up any excuse imaginable to reject, ignore, and walk away from such opportunities, to our own detriment. The best free choice clings to the Divine Gifts from which comes integrity to admit raw truth in the Church alongside other sinners needing forgiveness as the Holy Spirit opens minds to hate what God hates (discernment to not celebrate or be content with what He hates); rather, to earnestly turn from our fallen nature toward the cross of Christ who actively works for us to forgive, strengthen, encourage and establish the work of our hands.
In my graphic design career, I used God-given intelligence [not artificial intelligence (AI)-generated data], experience and software tools to make original solutions for specific assignments. Lately, I’ve enjoyed creating genuine organic-style art that imperfectly bleeds every now and then. For the graffiti-style background in the following examples, I used a set of real crayons engineered to respond to actual water on a large sheet of watercolor paper I literally cut into 2.5x3.5 inch pieces to hand-letter Bible verses and hymns using a Pilot® pen and Speedball® pen and nibs dipped into a glass jar of Diamine® Grey fountain ink. Glue-stick-attached descriptive ATC backs are available in my Etsy shop. Inspiration came by a free Bible app’s verse-of-the-day, plus, hymns from a gift book I highly recommend, Treasury of Daily Prayer. I like to share by posting on social media Facebook, X, Pinterest and Instagram.
Faithful God artist trading card (ATC) front
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| In God, my faithful God, I trust when dark my road; Great woes may overtake me, yet He will not forsake me. My troubles He can alter; His hand lets nothing falter. ✞ Lutheran Service Book 745:1 |
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| Title of the piece: faithful God. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, paper, atc back. Date created: 7.10.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: Lutheran Service Book. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Sure artist trading card (ATC) front
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| Philippians 1:6. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. |
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| Title of the piece: sure. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, paper, atc back, glue. Date created: 7.11.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Word of God artist trading card (ATC) front
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| But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God’” Matthew 4:4 |
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| Title of the piece: Word of God. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, paper, atc back, glue. Date created: 7.12.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Exalted artist trading card (ATC) front
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| Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 |
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| Title of the piece: exalted. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, paper, atc back. Date created: 7.13.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Keep artist trading card (ATC) front
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| If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. John 15:10 |
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| Title of the piece: Keep. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, paper, atc back, glue. Date created: 7.14.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Learn artist trading card (ATC) front
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| I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. Psalm 119:7 |
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| Title of the piece: learn. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, paper, atc back. Date created: 7.18.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Strength artist trading card (ATC) front
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| Isaiah 41:10. fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. |
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| Title of the piece: Strength. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.18.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Cleansed in the Light artist trading card (ATC) front
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| But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7 |
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| Title of the piece: cleansed in the light. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.20.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
The Way artist trading card (ATC) front
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| I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me. Psalm 119:30 |
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| Title of the piece: the Way. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.21.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Inspire artist trading card (ATC) front
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| O Source of uncreated light, The bearer of God's gracious might, Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire, Our hearts with heav’nly love inspire; Your sacred, healing message bring To sanctify us as we sing. Lutheran Service Book 500 v.2 |
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| Title of the piece: inspire. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.22.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: Lutheran Service Book. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Children artist trading card (ATC) front
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| but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14 |
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| Title of the piece: children. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.23.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Creator artist trading card (ATC) front
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| In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 |
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| Title of the piece: Creator. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.25.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
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| Title of the piece: upward. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.26.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Light artist trading card (ATC) front
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| “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 |
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| Title of the piece: light. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 7.30.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
Hymn prayer artist trading card (ATC) front
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| Father, hear my prayer, Keep me safe today; Sanctify my thoughts, All I do and say: As I teach the young And esteem the old, May Your Bounteous grace By my life be told. Greet the Rising Sun, Lutheran Service Book 871:2 |
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| Title of the piece: hymn-prayer. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 8.3.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: Lutheran Service Book. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
It artist trading card (ATC) front
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| The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 |
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| Title of the piece: it. Media used: watercoloring crayon, ink, atc back, paper, glue. Date created: 8.3.2026. Artist name and signature: Elizabeth Knaus. Group or swap information: English Standard Version. Artist contact info (website, email, etc.) freshretrogallery |
God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Timothy 2:4)
Jesus already fulfilled for us everything required for our salvation. Willingly, He was born to live among us, perfectly obey Our Father in heaven, suffer and die—out of love—for us. Risen from the grave, He defeated the devil’s lies, sin, sorrow and even eternal death in hell for us. Christ has authority to blot out our own sin and cleanse us from sins committed against us. Jesus, by grace alone, heals painful consequences and opens the way to peace that surpasses understanding: “in a house of worship when a pastor speaks the word of Christ’s peace in the absolution, such a blessing remains on…penitents trusting in Christ.” Upon the coming destruction of the world is the promised Day of Resurrection when our Redeemer will awaken and gather all trusting Him, past and present, together for life-everlasting in a renewed paradise where sin and tears will no longer exist!
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“for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”
Philippians 2:13
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![I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. —[Luther’s] Morning Prayer](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxYeGhsLc7BDyPsqis9-WDB7CfQLDwx3H-w3BgVRaR1H28MBAAFiv5ZGusU_CoDzqxeDJbabcdnvNDX5OB6N9jRD5xbelZ723EYOHuDwbvDIRhEvI5LRW_dpbTPGTw0cBelZFpzNFfcwsrllpuqz3ZVdtutNGjcY2DjxVBEARynZaZThYGfULkGgd0ZyL/s1080/morningprayerb.JPG "I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. —[Luther’s] Morning Prayer")
