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C1 — Would You have Thrown A Stone
Scripture: John 8:1–11
A woman caught in adultery was brought before Jesus. Her accusers knew what the law said; they were ready to stone her. They were ready to condemn her—and they wanted Jesus to weigh in.
Instead, Jesus turned the question back on them:
“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” — John 8:7
One by one, they walked away. Scripture says they left “beginning with the older ones.” Maybe the years had taught them something about themselves: the longer we live, the harder it becomes to pretend we have no stones of our own to answer for.
The question on this shirt is personal on purpose: Would you have thrown a stone?
It’s easy to recognize someone else’s sin. It’s much harder to stand before Jesus and recognize our own. The gospel begins with that realization: none of us stands before God on the strength of our own righteousness. We all need grace.
And that is where Jesus takes this woman. He does not pretend her sin does not matter. He tells her, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”
Grace does not call sin good. Grace offers the sinner a new beginning.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
C2 — Who Do You Say I Am
Scripture: Matthew 16:13–17
Jesus asked His disciples what people were saying about Him. The answers were varied: John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
Then Jesus made the question personal:
“But who do you say that I am?” — Matthew 16:15
Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
That question has never gone away.
People have many opinions about Jesus. Some see Him as a great teacher. Others admire Him as a moral example or religious leader. Some reject Him altogether. But eventually every person has to move beyond what other people say about Jesus and answer His question personally:
Who do you say I am?
The fingerprint in this design points to the deeply personal nature of that question. Your answer cannot ultimately be borrowed from your parents, your pastor, your church, or your friends. There comes a point when the question belongs to you.
And Scripture does not leave Jesus' identity open-ended. He is not merely one voice among many. Peter's confession gets to the heart of it:
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
C3 — Eye For An Eye?
Eye for an Eye? — There’s a Better Way
Some offenses hurt more than others.
Sometimes it isn’t the physical blow that gets us. It’s the disrespect behind it. Someone embarrasses us, insults us, talks down to us, or deliberately tries to put us in our place.
And something inside us immediately wants to return the favor.
Eye for an eye.
Those words actually come from the Old Testament. They were part of God’s law and established that justice should be measured—the punishment was not to exceed the offense.
But by Jesus’ day, “eye for an eye” could easily become the justification for something much more personal:
You did this to me, so I’ll do it to you.
Then Jesus said there’s a better way.
In Matthew 5:38–39, He speaks about someone striking you on the right cheek. That little detail matters. In a predominantly right-handed culture, a strike to the right cheek naturally suggests a backhanded slap—a gesture that carried not only pain, but insult, humiliation, and contempt.
Jesus wasn’t giving a complete teaching here about every circumstance involving violence or whether someone may protect himself or another person from physical harm.
He was addressing retaliation.
What do you do when somebody disrespects you?
Do you have to disrespect them back?
When somebody insults you, do you have to find an insult of your own? When somebody embarrasses you, must you embarrass them? When somebody wounds your pride, do you have to make sure they know they can’t get away with it?
Jesus says no.
You can turn the other cheek.
That doesn’t mean you didn’t notice what happened. Look closely at the man on this shirt. His face is turned, but his eyes are still fixed on the person who offended him.
He sees him.
He knows exactly what happened.
He’s simply choosing not to return it.
And Jesus didn’t merely teach that way—He lived it.
Peter would later write of Jesus, “when he was reviled, he did not revile in return” (1 Peter 2:23).
That may be the hardest part of this shirt.
The better way isn't pretending the offense didn't hurt. It isn't weakness. And it isn't being too frightened to respond.
It is having the strength to respond differently because you follow Someone different.
Eye for an eye?
There’s a better way.
C4 — Kill The Fatted Calf
There are some days when an ordinary meal just won’t do.
In Luke 15, Jesus tells the story of a son who walked away from his father. He wasted what he had been given, made a mess of his life, and eventually found himself so desperate that going home—even as a servant—seemed better than staying where he was.
So he headed home with a speech prepared. But he never got the reception he expected.
His father saw him while he was still a long way off, ran to meet him, embraced him, and began preparing a celebration.
“Bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.” — Luke 15:23–24
That’s what inspired “It’s a Kill the Fatted Calf Kind of Day.”
Sure, it’s a fun shirt for a barbecue, family gathering, church cookout, or any day worth celebrating. But behind the humor is one of the most beautiful pictures Jesus ever gave us of grace.
The son came home knowing he had nothing to offer. The father welcomed him with a celebration he could never have earned.
The fatted calf wasn’t simply about having something good for supper.
It meant the lost one had come home.
And that makes this shirt a natural conversation starter. When somebody laughs and asks, “What exactly is a kill-the-fatted-calf kind of day?” you have an opening to tell them about a Father who welcomes sinners home.
Because when the lost are found and the dead are made alive—
that’s a reason to celebrate.
C5 — Cracked Foundation?
Scripture: Matthew 7:24–27
Jesus closed the Sermon on the Mount with a picture everyone could understand: two builders, two houses, and one storm.
From the outside, the houses may have looked equally secure. The difference wasn't obvious until the weather changed.
“The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house.” — Matthew 7:25
The storm came to both houses.
One stood. One fell.
The difference was underneath.
Jesus said the wise man is the one who hears His words and does them. He is like a man who built his house on the rock. The foolish man hears those same words but does not act on them. His house is built on sand.
That's what makes the question on this shirt worth asking:
Cracked foundation?
Sometimes we don't discover what we've really built our lives upon until a storm arrives. Success, money, relationships, health, accomplishments, reputation—even religion—can feel solid until they're tested.
The storm doesn't create the foundation. The storm reveals it.
Jesus isn't merely offering advice for making life a little stronger. He is calling us to build our lives upon Him and to live in obedience to His Word.
The question isn't whether storms will come. The question is whether what we've built upon will hold when they do.
Be ready for the storm.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
C6 — Being a Follower Makes Me an Influencer
Scripture: Matthew 4:18–22
Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee and saw two brothers, Simon Peter and Andrew, casting their nets into the sea. They were fishermen—ordinary men doing an ordinary day's work.
Then Jesus gave them an extraordinary invitation:
“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” — Matthew 4:19
Notice the order.
First: Follow Me.
Then: I will make you...
Following Jesus was never intended to be a private experience that affects no one else. As we follow Him, He changes us—and then uses our lives to influence others toward Him.
Our culture talks a lot about influencers. We measure influence by followers, likes, views, platforms, and audiences. Jesus turns that idea around.
The most important question isn't how many people follow you. It's who you are following.
And when we genuinely follow Christ, our lives inevitably touch other lives.
Peter and Andrew left their nets and followed Jesus. They could not have imagined how many people would eventually hear the gospel because of that decision.
You may never have a platform. You may never have thousands of followers. But you have family members, coworkers, neighbors, friends, and people who watch the way you live.
Being a follower of Jesus makes every believer an influencer.
The question is: What are we influencing people toward?
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
C7 — A Candle Deserves a Stand
Scripture: Matthew 5:14–16
Jesus told His followers something remarkable:
“You are the light of the world.” — Matthew 5:14
Then He gave them two pictures. A city sitting on a hill cannot be hidden, and no one lights a lamp only to cover it with a basket.
A light is meant to be seen.
The lamp in Jesus' illustration isn't placed on a stand so that people will admire the lamp. It is elevated so that its light can reach everyone in the house.
That's an important distinction for followers of Jesus.
Our faith isn't meant to draw attention to ourselves. Neither is it meant to be hidden away where it never affects anyone else.
Jesus said:
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16
The goal isn't “Look at me.”
The goal is “Look at Him.”
God has placed each of us somewhere—our homes, workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, churches, and relationships. Those places become the stands from which the light of Christ can be seen through the way we live, love, serve, speak, and respond.
A candle deserves a stand because light was never meant to be hidden.
So the question becomes: Where has God placed you to shine?
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
C8 — Not That Kind of Salty
Scripture: Matthew 5:13
Jesus told His followers:
“You are the salt of the earth.” — Matthew 5:13
That's where the fun of this design begins. When we call someone salty today, we usually mean irritated, sarcastic, bitter, or a little difficult to be around.
Jesus wasn't talking about that kind of salty.
In the ancient world, salt was valuable. It seasoned food, but even more importantly, it was used to preserve it. Salt made a difference simply by being present.
That's the picture Jesus chose for His followers.
“You are the salt of the earth.”
He wasn't describing what Christians ought to become someday. He was describing what His followers are and therefore how we ought to live.
Salt that never leaves the saltshaker doesn't accomplish much. In the same way, following Jesus isn't meant to isolate us from the people around us. Christ sends us into our families, workplaces, neighborhoods, schools, and communities to make a difference.
But Jesus also gave a warning: “If salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?”
The question isn't simply whether we're present in the world. It's whether our presence is distinctly shaped by Christ.
Our words should be different. Our attitudes should be different. The way we treat people should be different. The way we respond when life goes wrong should be different.
Christians should influence the world around them without becoming indistinguishable from it.
So yes—be salty.
Just not that kind of salty.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
C9 — Jack & Jill Needed A Better Well
We all know the rhyme.
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
But no matter how many times they went back to that well, eventually they would be thirsty again.
That familiar idea provides the opening for this design, but the real story comes from a very different well.
In John 4, Jesus met a Samaritan woman who had come to draw water. What began as an ordinary conversation about water quickly became a conversation about something much deeper.
Jesus told her:
“Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.” — John 4:13–14
The woman came looking for enough water to get her through another day. Jesus offered her living water.
That's the truth behind Jack & Jill Needed a Better Well.
We spend much of our lives returning to wells that can never permanently satisfy us—success, possessions, relationships, approval, pleasure, or whatever else promises to fill the emptiness.
Some of those things may be good gifts. But none of them can satisfy the deepest thirst of the human heart.
For that, we need a better well.
We need Christ.
And that's where the playful wording on this shirt can lead to a very serious conversation.
Someone may smile and ask, “What was wrong with Jack and Jill's well?”
And suddenly you've been given an opportunity to tell them about the living water that only Jesus can give.
C10 — Maker's Mark
For centuries, craftsmen have placed a mark on the things they created. A maker’s mark identifies the craftsman and says something important about the object:
Someone made this.
Scripture tells us the same thing about us.
Human beings are not accidents of nature or products without purpose. From the very beginning, God placed His mark upon humanity by creating us in His image.
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” — Genesis 1:27
That is the truth behind The Maker’s Mark.
The design uses the imagery of craftsmanship—a fingerprint, a craftsman’s plane, and the words Built Different, Uniquely Crafted, Made on Purpose, Designed with Intent—to point toward the Original Designer.
Our value doesn't come from convincing ourselves that we're special. Our value begins with recognizing whose workmanship we are.
Every fingerprint is different. Every person is unique. Yet every human life bears something far more significant than an individual fingerprint: we were created in the image of God.
That's why the central statement of the design says:
I Carry the Maker’s Mark.
And that's also where the conversation can begin.
Someone may ask, “Who's the Maker?”
That's an invitation to talk about the God who created us, the purpose for which He made us, and ultimately the One through whom broken people can be made new.
You are not the product of an assembly line. There is a Designer behind the design—and His fingerprints are everywhere.
C11 — Hold It All Loosely
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:17–19
We spend much of our lives learning how to hold on.
We hold on to what we have earned. We hold on to plans, possessions, positions, relationships, comfort, and the future we have pictured for ourselves. Some of those things are good gifts from God. The problem begins when a gift becomes something we believe we cannot live without.
Paul told Timothy to warn those who were rich in this present age not to put their hope in “the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.”
That is the truth behind this design: HOLD IT ALL LOOSELY.
The Christian life is not a call to despise what God has given us. It is a call to remember who owns it. Everything in our hands is received before it is possessed. We can enjoy God's gifts without asking them to carry the weight that belongs to God alone.
Paul goes on to say that God's people should be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share. Open hands do more than release things. Open hands are also ready to give.
Holding everything loosely means I can thank God when He gives, trust Him when circumstances change, and use what He has placed in my hands for His purposes rather than treating it as the source of my security.
If someone asks about your shirt:
You might say, “It reminds me that everything I have is a gift from God, but none of it is God. I want to enjoy what He gives me without putting my hope in it.”
Then ask, “What is the one thing in your life you would have the hardest time holding loosely?”
That question can open a conversation about security, generosity, loss, gratitude, and ultimately where we place our hope.
Enjoy the gift. Trust the Giver. Hold it all loosely.
T1 — Adoption=Chosen≠Accident
The word adoption carries a beautiful truth: someone was chosen.
That truth becomes even more powerful when we look at the way Scripture describes our relationship with God. The Bible says that those who belong to Christ have received “the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Romans 8:15).
Our place in God's family isn't an accident. It isn't something we stumbled into, and it isn't something we earned. God acted intentionally and graciously to bring us into His family through Jesus Christ.
That is the thought behind the simple equation on this shirt:
Adoption = Chosen ≠ Accident
For someone who has experienced earthly adoption, those words may carry a particularly personal meaning. But they also point every believer toward an extraordinary spiritual reality: in Christ, we have been adopted into the family of God.
Paul writes in Ephesians 1:5 that God “predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.”
Chosen. Loved. Adopted. On purpose.
And when someone looks at the shirt and asks what the equation means, that's the opportunity.
You can tell them about the Father who invites us into His family through His Son.
T2 — Pray-er
The world has its own ideas about what makes a man desirable—confidence, appearance, success, influence, or status.
But Scripture gives us a different picture.
This design plays on the similarity between the words player and pray-er to make a simple statement: there is something deeply attractive about a man who knows that his strength does not come from himself, but from God.
A praying man is a man who recognizes his dependence on the Lord. He seeks God's wisdom before his own, brings his needs before Him, and understands that genuine strength begins with humility.
“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” — James 5:16
For the woman wearing this shirt, it can express something about the kind of man she values—the kind of man worth waiting for.
But the message goes beyond dating or relationships. It is also a reminder to the men who see it that godliness, humility, and dependence upon God are qualities worth pursuing.
The world may celebrate the player.
But there is something far more valuable about becoming a pray-er.
T3 — Who Says You Can't Go Home?
Sometimes the hardest part of coming home is believing that you will still be welcomed when you get there.
Jesus told the story of a son who walked away from his father, wasted what he had been given, and eventually found himself with nothing. When he finally came to his senses, he decided to go home—not expecting restoration, but hoping simply to be received as a servant.
But the father had something very different in mind.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.” — Luke 15:20
The son came home rehearsing a confession. The father came running with grace.
That is the truth behind Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
Our failures can convince us that we've gone too far. Shame tells us that too much has happened, too much time has passed, or too many mistakes have been made to ever go home again.
Jesus tells a different story.
The road home may begin with repentance, but at the other end of that road is a Father who receives the repentant sinner with compassion and grace.
The open door in this design is more than the entrance to a house. It represents the invitation of a Father who is still calling the wandering to come home.
And maybe someone who sees the shirt needs to hear exactly that:
You can still come home.
T4 — Raised To New Life
The empty tomb is more than the story of what happened to Jesus on the first Easter morning. For those who belong to Christ, His resurrection changes our story too.
The gospel doesn't simply promise that our sins can be forgiven. It tells us that through Christ, the old life can be left behind and we can walk in newness of life.
Paul writes:
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” — Romans 6:4
That is the picture behind Raised to New Life.
The empty tomb remains behind her. Ahead is an open gate, a new path, and the light of a new day.
That's what Christ offers.
We don't have to remain imprisoned by who we were, what we've done, or the life we once lived. The same Savior who conquered the grave gives new life to those who trust Him.
The resurrection means death doesn't get the final word.
Sin doesn't get the final word.
Your past doesn't get the final word.
Jesus does.
And because He lives, those who belong to Him can leave the grave behind and walk in newness of life.
T5 — Trust The Provider Not The Provision
Sometimes we become so comfortable with the way God is providing that we begin to place our confidence in the provision rather than the Provider.
Elijah learned this beside the brook Cherith.
God had directed him there and miraculously provided for him. Ravens brought him food, and the brook supplied the water he needed. It was unmistakably God's provision.
Then one day, the brook dried up.
“And after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.” — 1 Kings 17:7
The dried-up brook didn't mean God had abandoned Elijah. It meant God was about to provide for him in a different way.
God told Elijah to leave the brook and go to Zarephath, where He would use an unlikely source—a widow with almost nothing—to provide for him.
That is the truth behind Trust the Provider, Not the Provision.
God's provision can change.
A job can end. A door can close. A season can change. Something God once used to sustain us may no longer be there tomorrow.
When that happens, it can be tempting to stare at the empty brook and wonder where God went.
But our faith was never supposed to be in the brook.
It belongs in the God who provided the brook.
Sometimes trusting God means gratefully receiving what He provides. Other times it means getting up and walking away from what has dried up because we trust that the Provider already knows where He is leading us next.
Don't trust the provision. Trust the Provider.
T6 (T) — Never Walk Alone
Peter had enough faith to get out of the boat.
That part of the story sometimes gets lost. While the other disciples remained in the boat, Peter heard Jesus say, “Come,”and stepped onto the water.
And for a little while, he walked.
Then Peter saw the wind. He noticed the waves. Fear replaced focus, and the man who had just been walking on water began to sink.
His prayer wasn’t eloquent.
“Lord, save me.”
And Scripture says, “Immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him.”
That moment is the heart behind this design.
“I May Sink Like a Stone — But I Never Walk Alone” isn't a celebration of failure. It’s a confession of dependence. There will be moments when our faith feels strong and moments when the wind gets our attention. There will be victories, doubts, courage, fear—and sometimes we may feel like we're going under.
But the security of the believer has never rested upon our ability to keep ourselves above the waves.
It rests in the One who reaches for us.
That’s why the grip at the center of this design matters. It isn't a casual touch. It is a picture of a Savior strong enough to hold someone who cannot hold himself up.
Peter sank.
But Peter did not sink alone.
And neither do we.
Scripture: Matthew 14:28–31
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T7 — His Sacrifice Brought Me Home
C11 | His Sacrifice Brought Me Home
Sometimes a design begins with a verse. Sometimes it begins with an image. This one began with baseball.
In baseball, a sacrifice fly is one of those unusual moments when success isn’t measured by what happens to the batter. He may actually be called out, but if his sacrifice allows the runner to score, he has accomplished exactly what he needed to accomplish.
Someone else gets home because of his sacrifice.
That baseball truth gave us the words:
HIS SACRIFICE BROUGHT ME HOME.
The scene is designed to capture the moment just after the ball has been hit deep to left field. The batter watches its flight. The runner retreats to third base to tag up. The third-base coach points him back toward the bag. The defense moves into position, preparing for the throw home.
The baseball is intentionally out of sight. Everyone in the picture is looking and moving toward what is about to happen.
And hidden in plain sight is one more detail.
Look at the number on the batter's back:
3/1.
It isn't a baseball statistic.
It represents the Three-in-One God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The batter represents Christ, the One who willingly made the sacrifice.
And that's where the baseball story gives way to a much greater one.
We could never earn our way home to God. We couldn't manufacture the run ourselves. Sin had separated us from Him, and someone else had to do for us what we could never do for ourselves.
Jesus did.
At Calvary, Christ didn't merely give us an example to follow. He took our place. He offered Himself as the sacrifice for our sin so that those who trust in Him could be forgiven, reconciled to God, and brought home.
The runner in this design isn't the hero.
The One who made the sacrifice is.
And that's the story behind C11 | His Sacrifice Brought Me Home.
Scripture: Hebrews 10:12
“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.”
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T8 — An Unexpected Southpaw Heritage
An Unexpected Southpaw Heritage
There’s just something about a lefty on the mound.
Baseball people know it. A good southpaw brings a different look, a different angle, and sometimes a different kind of trouble for the hitter standing sixty feet, six inches away.
But left-handers being singled out for what they could do isn’t exactly a new phenomenon.
Judges 20:16 contains one of those little details in Scripture that’s easy to read right past. Among the fighting men of Benjamin were 700 specially chosen men who were left-handed. And they weren't simply left-handed—the Bible calls attention to their remarkable accuracy. They could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
Seven hundred lefties. Chosen for the job. And deadly accurate.
Thousands of years before anyone stood on a pitcher's mound, Scripture was already telling the story of a group of southpaws who knew how to hit their spot.
That's where An Unexpected Southpaw Heritage was born.
The shirt isn't meant to turn those men into something they weren't or force a spiritual meaning onto the passage. It's simply one of those fascinating places where something we recognize today unexpectedly intersects with the biblical record.
And that's exactly the kind of thing that can start a conversation.
Someone sees the left-handed pitcher. Then they read the words. Eventually their eyes make their way down to Judges 20:16.
"Wait a minute. There are lefties in the Bible?"
Yep.
And just like that, you're talking about Scripture.
That's what 57 Ways to Sunday is all about. Sometimes the door to a meaningful conversation doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes all it takes is a baseball shirt, a curious Bible reference...
and an unexpected southpaw heritage.
T9 — You Only Need Enough Light For The Next Step
Scripture: Psalm 119:105
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” — Psalm 119:105
We like headlights.
We want to see the whole road—where it leads, what is around the next corner, and how everything is going to work out before we start moving.
But Scripture gives us a different picture.
The psalmist doesn't describe God's Word as a spotlight illuminating everything in the distance. He calls it a lamp to his feet. A lamp gives enough light to see where to put your foot next.
That is the idea behind this design: YOU ONLY NEED ENOUGH LIGHT FOR THE NEXT STEP.
Following God often means walking without knowing the entire route. Abraham left without knowing exactly where God was taking him. Israel followed a pillar through the wilderness one day at a time. The disciples heard Jesus say, “Follow me,” without being handed a map of where following Him would eventually lead.
Faith doesn't require knowing every step.
It requires trusting God enough to take the next one.
Sometimes we become so focused on getting God to show us what happens next month, next year, or five years from now that we miss what He has already made clear today. There may be questions He hasn't answered yet—but there is often an act of obedience right in front of us.
Open His Word. Pray. Forgive. Serve. Give. Speak. Wait. Go.
Take the step He's given you light to see.
If someone asks about your shirt:
You might say, “Psalm 119 says God's Word is a lamp to our feet. A lamp doesn't necessarily show you the whole road—it gives you enough light to take the next step. This shirt reminds me that I don't have to know everything God is going to do before I obey what He's showing me now.”
Then ask, “Have you ever had a time when you couldn't see how everything was going to work out, but you knew what your next step needed to be?”
That can open a conversation about faith, uncertainty, God's Word, and what it means to trust God when we cannot see very far ahead.
You don't need the whole road illuminated. You only need enough light for the next step.
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T10 — Heart Healthy Diet
Scripture: Matthew 12:34
Jesus said, “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” — Matthew 12:34
We pay attention to what we feed our bodies because we know that what goes in eventually affects our health. Jesus reminds us that the same principle is true spiritually. What continually fills the heart eventually finds its way into our words, attitudes, reactions, and choices.
That is the idea behind HEART HEALTHY DIET.
Our hearts are constantly being fed. What we watch. What we listen to. What we dwell on. The voices we allow to shape us. And sooner or later, what is being stored inside begins to show on the outside.
So what does a heart-healthy diet look like?
Time with God. God’s Word. God’s people.
Those things don't earn God's favor. They put us in the places God has given us to know Him, hear from Him, and allow Him to shape what is happening within us.
Because Jesus' point is simple: what fills the heart eventually comes out of the life.
If someone asks about your shirt:
You might say, “Jesus said that what comes out of our mouths reveals what is filling our hearts. We think a lot about eating a heart-healthy diet physically. This shirt makes me ask whether I'm being as intentional about what I'm feeding my heart spiritually.”
Then ask, “What do you think has the biggest influence on what fills a person's heart?”
That can open the door to a conversation about Scripture, prayer, the voices we listen to, the people around us—and ultimately the One who can change the heart.
What are you feeding your heart?
L1 — Finding Treasure
Scripture: Matthew 13:44
Jesus described the kingdom of heaven with a remarkably short story:
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.” — Matthew 13:44
A man discovers the treasure. He covers it again, and then Jesus says something important:
“Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”
He gave up everything—but notice the words “in his joy.”
This wasn't a man reluctantly surrendering everything valuable. He had discovered something so much greater that everything else suddenly looked small by comparison.
That's the point of the parable.
The kingdom isn't valuable because we sacrifice everything for it. We sacrifice everything because we've discovered how valuable the kingdom is.
Following Jesus can cost us something. It may change our priorities, our plans, our relationships, our ambitions, and the way we use what God has entrusted to us.
But Jesus isn't asking us to exchange treasure for poverty.
He is showing us the Treasure.
The man walked away from everything he owned with joy because he knew what he had found.
So perhaps the question isn't simply, “What would you give up to follow Jesus?”
Maybe the better question is:
Have you discovered what He is worth?
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
L2 — Hand to the Plow
Scripture: Luke 9:57–62
As Jesus traveled toward Jerusalem, several people spoke about following Him. Each sounded willing—but each had something that needed to happen first.
Jesus answered with words that leave little room for halfhearted discipleship:
“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” — Luke 9:62
The picture would have been familiar to Jesus' listeners.
To plow a straight furrow, a farmer had to keep his attention forward. Looking continually behind him would pull the plow off course.
Jesus was talking about more than farming.
Following Jesus requires a forward-looking commitment.
There will always be something behind us that can compete for our attention—the life we once lived, opportunities we left behind, old priorities, regrets, comforts, or simply the temptation to wonder what life might have been like if we had chosen another direction.
Jesus never hid the cost of following Him. He called people to count that cost and then follow.
The Christian life isn't lived by continually asking, “What did I leave behind?”
It's lived by remembering Who is in front of me.
Paul would later express that same determination: “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal.”
Put your hand to the plow.
Keep your eyes on Christ—and keep moving forward.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
L3 — Active Duty — Every Day
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10–18
Paul describes the Christian life using the picture of a soldier preparing for battle:
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” — Ephesians 6:11
A soldier doesn't put on his armor because a battle might exist somewhere. He puts it on because he knows he is already part of one.
Paul reminds us that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood.” The people around us are not the enemy. Behind what we can see is a spiritual battle that requires spiritual armor.
Truth. Righteousness. The readiness of the gospel of peace. Faith. Salvation. The Word of God. Prayer.
This isn't equipment reserved for pastors, missionaries, or some special class of Christians.
Every follower of Jesus is on active duty.
There are no spiritual weekends off. No days when faithfulness doesn't matter. Every morning we step into homes, workplaces, schools, neighborhoods, and relationships where we have an opportunity to stand for Christ.
And notice what Paul repeatedly tells the believer to do:
Stand.
We don't fight for victory as though Christ's victory is uncertain. Jesus has already conquered sin and death. We stand firm in what He has provided, depending upon His strength rather than our own.
Active duty isn't something we clock into. It's the everyday life of following Jesus.
So put on the armor.
Stand firm.
Every day.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
L4 — Found the One — Sold the Rest
Scripture: Matthew 13:45–46
Jesus followed the parable of the hidden treasure with another brief picture of the kingdom:
“The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.” — Matthew 13:45
This man was already searching.
He knew pearls. He recognized value. He had probably seen and owned many beautiful ones before.
But then something happened:
He found one.
Jesus says that when the merchant found “one pearl of great value,” he went and sold everything he had and bought it.
The point isn't that God's kingdom can be purchased. Salvation is God's gift of grace, not something we could ever afford.
The point is value.
The merchant recognized that what he had found was worth more than everything else he possessed.
When you discover the surpassing worth of Christ and His kingdom, everything else finds its proper place.
The world offers plenty of things worth pursuing—success, possessions, experiences, recognition, comfort. Some of them may even be good things.
But none of them is the One.
Jesus isn't simply one valuable addition to an already crowded life. He is the treasure that changes the value we assign to everything else.
The merchant didn't walk away mourning what he had sold.
He knew what he had found.
Found the One. Sold the rest.
So the question this design invites is simple:
What have you found that is worth everything?
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
L5 — Do You Need a Forerunner?
Scripture: Hebrews 6:19–20
The writer of Hebrews describes the hope we have in Christ as “a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.”
But then he gives us another remarkable picture:
“Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf.” — Hebrews 6:20
A forerunner is someone who goes ahead.
In the ancient world, when a ship could not safely enter a harbor, a smaller vessel could carry its anchor ahead into the harbor and secure it there. The ship might still be outside, surrounded by rough water, but its anchor was already safely inside.
That's a powerful picture of Christian hope.
Jesus has gone ahead of us.
Our hope isn't anchored in our present circumstances. It isn't anchored in our ability to control what happens tomorrow. And it isn't anchored in the assumption that life will always go the way we planned.
Our anchor is secured somewhere we haven't arrived yet—in the presence of God, where Jesus has already entered on our behalf.
There will be seasons when the water around us is rough. There will be moments when we cannot see the harbor. But our security doesn't depend upon calm seas.
It depends upon where our anchor is—and Who carried it there.
Jesus didn't merely tell us where to go.
He went before us.
So when life leaves you wondering whether there is anything secure enough to hold you, the question on this shirt becomes deeply personal:
Do you need a forerunner?
We have One.
His name is Jesus.
That is the conversation this shirt is meant to open.
L8 — Asked To Go One Click?
Scripture: Matthew 5:41
Jesus said, “And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” — Matthew 5:41
That teaching sounds simple until you understand what the first mile meant.
Under Roman rule, a soldier could compel someone to carry his equipment for a prescribed distance. It wasn't a favor. It was an obligation imposed by someone who had authority over you. You carried the load because you had to.
Jesus told His followers to do something unexpected: when you've gone the mile you were required to go, keep walking.
That is the idea behind this design: ASKED TO GO ONE KLICK?
Klick is military slang for a kilometer, giving Jesus' ancient teaching a modern military expression. The first klick represents obligation. The second represents a choice.
There is a tremendous difference between doing what is required and willingly doing more than is required. The first can be demanded from you. The second cannot. It comes from a heart that has decided that following Christ matters more than insisting on its rights.
Jesus was teaching His followers to respond differently—to replace resentment with grace, retaliation with service, and “that's not my job” with a willingness to keep walking.
And sometimes it is that second mile that makes someone ask why.
If someone asks about your shirt:
You might say, “Jesus once told His followers that if someone forced them to carry something for one mile, they should voluntarily carry it another. The first mile was required. The second mile showed something different in them.”
Then ask, “What do you think makes someone willing to go farther than they're required to go?”
That opens the door to talk about grace, service, sacrifice, and ultimately about the One who went far beyond what we deserved.
The first klick may be required. The second one tells the story.
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L9 - You're Not Fishing If You're Not Casting
Scripture: Matthew 4:18–20
When Jesus called Peter and Andrew, He met them in a world they understood. They were fishermen. They knew the water, the nets, the work, and one unavoidable truth about fishing: at some point, you have to put something in the water.
Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” — Matthew 4:19
That is the idea behind this design: YOU’RE NOT FISHING IF YOU’RE NOT CASTING.
A fisherman can own the gear, study the water, know the weather, talk about fishing, and hope to catch something. But if he never casts, he is not actually fishing.
There is an uncomfortable parallel for followers of Jesus. We can believe evangelism matters. We can study how to share our faith. We can pray for opportunities. We can even talk about reaching people who do not know Christ.
But eventually, someone has to cast.
Someone has to start the conversation. Ask the question. Tell the story. Invite the neighbor. Speak the name of Jesus.
Jesus did not merely tell Peter and Andrew to become better fishermen. He called them to follow Him and promised that as they followed, He would make their lives about reaching people.
If someone asks about your shirt:
You might say, “Jesus told some fishermen that if they followed Him, He would make them fishers of men. It made me think: you can have all the fishing gear in the world, but you aren’t fishing until you cast.”
Then ask, “Do you think Christians sometimes spend more time talking about sharing their faith than actually doing it?”
That opens the door to talk about what it means to follow Jesus, why the gospel is worth sharing, and perhaps even to share it right there.
Who are you casting toward?
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H1 — The Veil Tore
Scripture: Matthew 27:50–53
Some of the most startling imagery in Scripture is found at the cross.
Matthew tells us that when Jesus cried out and yielded up His spirit, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook. The rocks split. The tombs were opened. Then, after Jesus' resurrection, many of the saints who had fallen asleep came out of the tombs and appeared to many.
The veil mattered. For generations it had stood between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place, a visible reminder that sinful humanity did not simply walk into the presence of a holy God.
But when Jesus died, the veil did not wear out. It was not pulled apart by men. Matthew says it tore from top to bottom.
God opened the way.
And then there are the graves.
Matthew 27:52 says the tombs were opened at Jesus' death. Verse 53 tells us that the saints came out after His resurrection. Even in the darkness surrounding the crucifixion, Scripture was already pointing toward what was coming:
Death would not have the final word.
That is the story behind this design:
THE VEIL TORE. THE GRAVES OPENED.
Around Halloween, our culture fills yards, stores, movies, and decorations with graves, darkness, fear, and death. This design uses some of that same dramatic imagery, but it tells an entirely different story.
The veil tore.
The graves opened.
Not because darkness won—but because Jesus did.
If someone asks about your shirt: Tell them about the veil. Tell them about the graves. Most of all, tell them about the Savior whose death opened the way to God and whose resurrection conquered the grave.
And perhaps the question behind this design is:
If Jesus opened the way to God and conquered the grave, what do we really have left to fear?
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H2 — My Future Is Certain
Scripture: Isaiah 41:21–24
People have always wanted to know what comes next.
We look for signs. We search for patterns. We listen to predictions. Throughout history, people have turned to fortune-tellers, astrology, cards, idols, and countless other things hoping to discover what tomorrow holds.
But in Isaiah 41, God issues a challenge.
Bring your case. Tell us what has happened. Declare what is going to happen. Show us what is coming so that we may know that you are gods.
They cannot.
Isaiah gives God's verdict: “Behold, you are nothing, and your work is less than nothing.”
Why trust your future to something that cannot know it?
That is the truth behind this design:
MY FUTURE IS CERTAIN — BUT IT’S NOT IN THE CARDS.
That doesn't mean I know what will happen tomorrow.
I don't.
It means I know the One who does.
The God of all creation does not guess about tomorrow. He doesn't search for signs or read the cards. Nothing surprises Him. What is hidden from me is not hidden from Him.
But for the Christian, there is an even greater reason for confidence.
The God who holds my future is my Father.
Not because I have earned a place in His family, but because Jesus Christ made a way for me to belong to Him.
Sin separated me from God. Jesus, the Son of God, took my sin upon Himself at the cross, died in my place, and rose again. Through faith in Christ, I am forgiven, reconciled to God, and brought into His family.
So my confidence about the future is not simply that God knows what will happen.
It is that through Jesus Christ, I know the God who knows what will happen.
I don't need the cards to tell me whether everything will turn out the way I want. Scripture never promises me that.
I have something better.
I know that whatever tomorrow brings, I belong to Christ. My sins are forgiven. My life is in His hands. And even death does not get the final word.
That is why my future is certain.
If someone asks about your shirt: You might say, “It doesn't mean I know what's going to happen tomorrow. I don't. It means that because of Jesus, I know the God who already holds tomorrow—and I know where my story ultimately ends.”
Then ask:
“What gives you confidence about your future?”
That question can open the door to something far greater than a conversation about cards, predictions, or uncertainty.
It can open the door to the gospel.
Because ultimately the question behind this design isn't simply:
Who knows the future?
It's:
Do you know the One who does?
H3 — Unbind Him
Scripture: John 11:1–44
By the time Jesus arrived in Bethany, Lazarus had been dead four days.
His sisters were grieving. The tomb was sealed. Everyone around them understood what death meant: this story was over.
Then Jesus did something no one standing there could do.
He told them to roll away the stone.
He prayed to the Father.
And then He called into the tomb:
“Lazarus, come forth.” — John 11:43
The dead man walked out.
But Lazarus did not emerge looking neat and restored. Scripture says his hands and feet were still bound with strips of cloth, and his face was wrapped in a cloth.
Then Jesus gave the command behind this design:
“Unbind him, and let him go.” — John 11:44
That is what makes the image so striking—especially in a seasonal design built around the visual language of tombs and grave clothes.
This is not a story about death becoming frightening.
It is a story about death answering to Jesus.
Lazarus came out because Christ called him. The grave could not keep the man Jesus commanded to live. And the things that still bound him after he stepped out of the tomb were not meant to remain on him.
There is a larger gospel picture here too. Jesus would soon go to a tomb Himself—not because death had defeated Him, but because He was laying down His life for us. And unlike Lazarus, who would one day die again, Jesus rose never to die again.
That means the Christian hope is bigger than simply surviving death. In Christ, death itself has lost the final word.
The design says UNBIND HIM. LET HIM GO. because resurrection and freedom belong together. Jesus did not call Lazarus out of the grave so he could shuffle through life forever wrapped in burial clothes.
He called him into life.
And then He commanded that what belonged to the tomb be taken off.
If someone asks about your shirt: You might say, “It comes from the story where Jesus raised Lazarus. When Lazarus walked out still wrapped in grave clothes, Jesus told the people around him, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.’”
Then you might ask, “What do you think that story says about who Jesus is?”
That opens the door to talk about Jesus' authority over death, the hope of resurrection, and the freedom He brings.
And perhaps the question behind this design is:
If Jesus can call the dead out of a tomb, what do we still believe is beyond His power to redeem?
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H4 — The Writing Was On The Wall
Scripture: Daniel 5
Belshazzar's feast was meant to display confidence, wealth, and power.
Surrounded by a thousand nobles, the Babylonian king drank from the sacred vessels that had been taken from the temple in Jerusalem and praised gods of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.
Then the celebration stopped.
Without warning, the fingers of a human hand appeared and began writing on the plaster wall of the palace.
Scripture says the king's face changed, his thoughts terrified him, and his knees began knocking together.
Daniel was eventually brought in to interpret the message. Belshazzar had known how God humbled Nebuchadnezzar, yet he had lifted himself up against the Lord of heaven.
Now the verdict had arrived.
His kingdom had been numbered.
He had been weighed in the balances and found wanting.
And Babylon was about to fall.
That is the story behind this design:
THE WRITING WAS ON THE WALL.
The image is unsettling because the biblical moment itself is unsettling. Human pride can create an illusion of security, but no celebration, position, possession, or kingdom places us beyond the judgment of God.
It fits naturally with the darker imagery of the season, but the truth reaches much farther than Halloween.
God sees. God weighs rightly. And pride never gets the final word.
If someone asks about your shirt: You might say, “It comes from Daniel 5—the night a hand appeared and wrote God's judgment on the wall during King Belshazzar's feast.”
Then ask, “Have you ever wondered where the phrase ‘the writing is on the wall’ came from?”
That gives a natural opening to tell the biblical story and explain why Belshazzar's pride brought him face-to-face with God's judgment.
And perhaps the question behind this design is:
If God weighs every kingdom and every life rightly, what would He find when He weighs mine?