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I wonder if you wanted to convey to somebody, and all you had was one

picture, the idea that the church is glorious and hopeful and holy and ultimately triumphant,

how would you do it? If you were planning a marketing idea, choosing like any other institution, some image to signify trust and strength and power,

you might go with something like nations, corporations, and even middle school basketball teams do,

with a symbol such as a bear or an eagle or a rising sun.

What you probably wouldn't choose, though, is the face of a turncoat, sobbing with shame.

That's why I was reluctant to say yes when a colleague pitched a representation of Peter

hearing the rooster crow for Christianity Today's March

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