My Favorite Two Sentences in the Bible (Romans 11:36) on Canvas

My favorite two sentences in the Bible are Romans 11:36:

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

Here’s how I trace the argument in Romans 11:33–36:

(I wrote a PhD dissertation on that passage, focusing on the previous two sentences—published in 2012.)

I asked Joe Tyrpak, one of my accountability partners, if he would design Romans 11:36 for canvas so that I could display it over the fireplace in our home and over my desk in my school office. Most people think of Joe as a faithful pastor and gifted preacher (and he is), but he also has an undergraduate degree in graphic design. Here’s what he designed for me:

The design with a blue background places the text over a picture of the Gulf of Mexico. Joe took that picture in October 2011 (when the Naselli and Tyrpak couples were on vacation together).

My family displays the canvas with a white background (40″ x 32″) above our fireplace:

I display the canvas with the blue background (36″ x 24″) over my desk at my school office:

If you are interested in purchasing the color artwork (30″ x 20″) from Joe Tyrpak in order to make your own canvas print, you may email Joe to place the order.

Update in October 2021: I recently taught on Romans 11:33–36 and preached on Romans 11:36.

How to Read the Bible: A Lab on Romans 11:33–36 | Bethlehem College & Seminary “Look at the Sacred Book” Conference | 9/25/2021