Unity through Repentance: The Journey to Wittenberg 2017
Chapter 8
Compulsions
You’ve read Chapter 8, and you feel compelled to find out more. Don’t worry, we got you!
A Tale of Two Artworks
The infamous art wall
You have to read Chapter 8 to get the full picture behind this image. I couldn’t find a picture of the whole art wall … maybe Amy burned them all. Ironically, the one picture I did find had Amy in front of it, smiling. She can smile now, actually, because God brings beauty from ashes and can redeem all things.
During this season of healing after my compulsions were uncovered, Amy had a dream in which she saw this painting of my heart being purified by God. An amazing artist friend of ours painted it based on her description from the dream. That friend is
James B. Janknegt, who also lives in Elgin, Texas.
One of many unusual facts about Jim is … he learned to paint even though he has double vision!
Other images from that season of compulsions, repentance,
and healing
Group portait at Justus' baptism, taken in the kitchen of my parents' lovely house on 31st Street in Austin. (2005) From left to right, back row: Caroline Owens, Christopher Owens, Jim Janknegt, John Boyle, John Cogdell, Les Craver, Phillip Owens; middle row: Amy Cogdell, Emma Jo Janknegt, Bethany Owens, Peggy Jo Cogdell, Noah Cogdell, Davis Owens, Ann Cogdell; front row: Justus Cogdell, Sam Owens
Amy and Caroline with Bishop Gregory Aymond, who at the time (2006) was bishop of the Austin diocese. He is now bishop of the Diocese of New Orleans. Bishop Aymond was one of those leaders who seems to remember everyone's name - he would greet Amy by name after not seeing her for a year or two! We wrote him to ask his blessing for AHOP, and he gave his blessing to us, which was very meaningful.
One of these things is not like the others! Amy being inducted into Holy Cross Catholic in East Austin. (2006)
In 2006 we moved AHOP to a new location, a 10,000 square foot warehouse a little further into east Austin.
The AHOP prayer room. The large map was erasable, so you could write prayers on it. It was also on a huge movable wall, that could be slid open to make the space larger.
A cozy corner of the new AHOP prayer room
Some of the young people involved in AHOP (2007)
Phillip Owens took over leadership of Cielo in 2007, and is still running the company.
Loading Cielo bottles into the warehouse, which had an extra loading dock that was just for Cielo. But it was too short for the pallets, so the workers had to cut the top layers of botles away to load them in. Very frustrating! But Phillip always found a way to overcome any obstacles thrown at him. (2008)
Explore UT! Phillip and a CIelo salesperson hand out free Cielo to thirsty explorers on the University of Texas campus. (2009)
Amy with her good friend Sandi Pedrotti (2009)
Our last family portrait in the front yard of the Canterbury house, before we moved. (2006)
Later in 2006, when AHOP moved, we also moved into a new house on MLK Street, within easy walking distance of AHOP.
W. David O. Taylor (former Hope Chapel Arts Pastor)
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David's website
https://www.wdavidotaylor.com/
Including his most recent book, Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life, co-written with Eugene Peterson who famously translated The Message bible.
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David, Eugene, & Bono
David interviewed Eugene Peterson together with Bono in a 2016 short film. Here’s an article from Christianity Today about that unusual project.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/june/bridging-gap-between-church-and-arts.html