Luka Hansen
Luka currently resides in New Delhi, India where he is part of a community of artists and musicians.
Oxford dictionary suggests that Justice requires the exercise of authority to uphold righteousness.
The painting “Pivotal Point” is inspired by the 18th chapter of John, and contrasts Christ’s use of authority with that of man.
The fullness of injustice had filled the glass of God’s wrath against the human race, so the that scales of judgment were tilted against us. Jesus chooses to drink the curse that disrupts the equilibrium between a holy God and his creation, he himself becoming the propitiation that returns balance to every sphere of existence.
Justice is born by obedience to the Father’s will, and not through our attempts to super-impose it upon those who would rattle the credulous cage of our comfort. Peter attempts to force his supposition of justice onto an angry mob by lopping off the ear of one who had come to arrest his Teacher. Yet Jesus’ primary position rests not in proving his power, but in the restoration of righteousness on earth.

Kari Jordan-Diller
Kari is currently a PhD student in linguistics at Arizona State University. She is in Thailand until next year with her family doing research on literacy program planning for a minority group in Northern Thailand.
The horn is a meaningful symbol to me of the two sides of God’s justice – his judgment and his mercy. As I was creating them, I reflected with deep gratefulness that I have access to God’s mercy despite my own injustice against Him. I am deserving of his judgment but as a measure of grace through Jesus, He has shown me mercy.
The book of Zechariah was my inspiration this year. God allowed his people to be judged (the horns represent the powers of the nations that judged Israel), but He also had a plan for restoration and checked those who attempted to judge too harshly. Creating was an act of worship and a reminder that God is ultimately in control of all, and my own responsibility is to trust him and act as He directs me from moment to moment.

Kaleb Jordan:
Kaleb was born in Nan province of Northern Thailand. He studied art, linguistics and engineering at Purdue University before moving back to Nan, where he is currently involved with a minority literacy project and researching coffee growing.
As a painter, I like to present a different perspective than people might be used to. So before jumping, with a raised fist onto my soapbox depiction of justice I decided to step back and ask: “What is really going on here? What is an accurate and useful perspective to have?” It's not hard to identify many gross injustices going on in the world such as Satan's injustice toward God, our injustice toward God and inevitably our various injustices towards each other.
Of course, it's our desire to reverse our own injustices, and there are all sorts of ideas of what should be done. However, rather than evoking an action or arousing an emotion, I wanted to take a lucid glance toward a certain reality: the foundations of God's throne are justice and righteousness, and love and faithfulness go out before him (Psalm 89). I thought it would be interesting to picture what might have been going on behind the scenes when this psalm was written.
The facet of justice I hope to portray is God's supremacy over evil and deliberate orchestration of grace, because that is really our only hope for solving any of our injustices towards each other. He might be taking his time, but just as he is just, we can trust his love and faithfulness to use us to work out justice as he wishes.