Pictures

Mark Batterson post:  A Billion Bits per Second

The brain processes print at a hundred bits per second. The brain processes pictures at a billion bits per second. That means a picture isn't worth a thousand words. A picture is word ten million words.

All of that to say this: nothing is more powerful than a picture. It can move in ways that words cannot. It bypasses defense mechanisms. It gets past the mind and invades the soul. A well-painted picture changes minds in ways that words cannot. That's one reason why the parables are so powerful. Jesus painted pictures.

At NCC, we view our movie theater screens as postmodern stained glass. I think the modern church was very wordy. And there is nothing wrong with words. But we also need pictures! And if the gospel is going to capture the imagination of our generation I think it'll be worth words AND pictures!