Eye Of A Needle by digitalrn

Eye Of A Needle

A simple shot of an eye for the theme. When I was doing this I was trying to figure out what I was going to say. I know in Matthew 19:24 there is the parable about it being easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven, and there is a lot of debate around what that parabale actually teaches. I have my own thoughts on that, but I will allow you all to draw your own conclusions on that verse. I also discovered that there was a movie entitled, "Eye Of A Needle" that goes back to 1981, starring Donald Surtherland about a ruthless German spy who was trying to get out of Britain with information about D-Day. I may need to look up that one. It sounds like it could be a good one to watch. Hope you have a wonderful Saturday.
Great idea for the theme
August 13th, 2011  
Interesting photo Rick. I like the parable.
August 13th, 2011  
Sue
love this shot, love the verse and that movie is worth watching in my opinion, but then, any war movie is worth watching =)
August 13th, 2011  
Simple is good, Rick. Nice take on the theme and I love the parable
August 13th, 2011  
nice take on the theme mr rick ... love the monotones....

"being easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven"

~ agree!
August 13th, 2011  
Now that's focus!! Wonderful words too!!
August 13th, 2011  
Very original for the theme. I love it.
August 13th, 2011  
terrific picture and message!
August 13th, 2011  
Awesome theme shot Rick!! Wonderful! I will have to look up that movie. Sounds familiar but not sure I have seen it. (I love movies, could watch them all day and night!!!)
August 13th, 2011  
Creative photo and great theme shot!
August 13th, 2011  
fave!!!! fantastic focus!!!!
August 13th, 2011  
Love the variation on the eye theme! Nice detail and b&w an excellent choice! And FYI:
One important thing when looking at passages like Mt. 19:24 is to take them within their context. Interestingly , Jesus makes this statement after his encounter with the rich young man. So, it might appear that Jesus was condemning rich people, but that is not so. As the rich young man was trying to be rigtheous by his own deeds and was unable to accomplish his goal, so it is with a camel (one of the largest animals of known in ancient Israel) who tries to fit into one of the smallest openings. Jesus' point is not that salvation is difficult without God, but that is impossible altogether. Those who try to fit the parable to archaeology have mistakingly left out a further look at history and literature (both the Talmud and Koran reference gates with this name) which show that those gates were so named after this parable became popular. It's exciting to walk in to Jesus' world and see the context of what He is teaching. Thankfully, it is God's heart and intention that each one of us would ask Him to help us through the eye and with Him, nothing is impossible (Lk. 1:37). (Sometimes I just have to write these things! I hope I didn't offend you.)
August 13th, 2011  
Great take on the theme Rick and yes Movie is worth watching.
August 13th, 2011  
Superb!
August 13th, 2011  
Excellent focus! It looks really good in black and white! :0)
August 13th, 2011  
Great pic, Rick! And a "thought provoking" comment to go with it! You make us all stop and think. P.S. The movie was good too.
August 13th, 2011  
Cool shot. I like how it just drops off into a shadowy abyss. It's interesting to think of the various interpretations of that parable.
August 13th, 2011  
like the focus and the tones - Have you seen this take on that idea http://365project.org/xodiac/365/2011-08-12 ? which I'm afraid I saw first
August 13th, 2011  
Creative....and perfect for the theme.
August 13th, 2011  
Fantastic idea for the theme Rick !! As usual your text is very thought provoking !! You can see your finger print very clearly !!
August 13th, 2011  
Nice shot - really great focus and composition, and a different idea for the theme :)
August 13th, 2011  
Really like this Rick!
August 13th, 2011  
Your words are really thought provoking. and love the idea to use the eye of the needle for the theme. this vote will be interesting as there are so many fantastic entries.
August 13th, 2011  
This will be a finalist Rick, for sure!!
August 13th, 2011  
Creative idea for this theme! I never thought of this! Your words left me thinking.....
August 13th, 2011  
Awesome, Rick. Great theme shot.
August 13th, 2011  
Cool idea for the theme! And as usual, your words always left me contemplating.
August 13th, 2011  
I remember that movie--it was very good. Excellent photo for the theme
August 13th, 2011  
Very creative for the theme! I never would have come up with that idea.
August 13th, 2011  
@shanne Wow, that is clever and really cool, and I would think that would make it into the finals for sure. I must say, I am not that creative with my editing.
August 13th, 2011  
@olivetreeann Ann, absolutely not. No offense taken at all. A few years ago I read an article related to this passage, and though I cannot recall the article, I do remember that the writer pointed out the fact that it is so easy to take a simple parable like this and make it fit into the context that suits our need. Sometimes we read so much into His words, if only we would take His words into our heart where His truths could be revealed to us, and then applied, on a "personal" level. Don't worry too much about the other guy.
August 13th, 2011  
wonderful shot!!
August 13th, 2011  
@digitalrn Thanks Rick- I wasn't really worried, I just didn't want you to think I was preaching to the choir! And yes, that writer was correct!
August 13th, 2011  
Clever theme shot, Rick! The focus is perfect too, and I really liked reading the discussion between you and Ann about what the parable means. Very thought provoking stuff.
August 13th, 2011  
Good eye. :)
August 13th, 2011  
clever
August 13th, 2011  
Very clever idea, should do well
August 13th, 2011  
Great idea for the them--and love the contrast of the rough skin and the slick needle. Excellent shot!
August 14th, 2011  
Nice take on the theme--great image!
August 14th, 2011  
Stephen Fry once talked about this parable on QI (a tv show that explains and also busts wrongly held notions about things) , but I can't recall for the life of me what he said at this particular moment. I know that one of the the things it was meant to signify which was incorrect was that it was about a gate called 'The needle' or something similar in old Jerusalem that was too narrow for a fully laden camel to pass through. Anyway, as for "Eye Of A Needle" the film, I've seen it and it's actually pretty good. Well worth a watch for its twists, Donald Sutherland being one of my favourite actors except in this one you're not rooting for him by the end.
August 14th, 2011  
Fabulous detail!
August 14th, 2011  
Good macro Rick.
Ken Follett wrote the book - Eye of the Needle. I read it many years ago, it was a good book for the time. It was written in 1978. http://www.ken-follett.com/bibliography/eye_of_the_needle.html
August 14th, 2011  
Another great theme entry.
August 14th, 2011  
Great idea
August 15th, 2011  
Great theme shot - I thought about this myself but couldn't find a big needle.
August 15th, 2011  
Nice take on the theme Rick. And Amen to Ann's description of that parable. Indeed without Christ - heaven is unattainable - like trying to pass a camel through the eye of a needle.
August 15th, 2011  
Sharp image, pun intended!
August 15th, 2011  
Wow, fab focus!
August 24th, 2011  
Cool shot and so fitting for the theme.
September 4th, 2011  
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