Tattoos illustrate their faith By Kate Shellnutt Updated Feb 3, 2012 8:31 p.m. FOR METRO - Portrait of Pastor Skip Brooks Sunday Jan. 29, 2012 at Rise Above Ministries.

Fellow basketball pro Jayson Tatum, of the Boston Celtics, has a collection of religious tattoos, including “God’s will” and “Proverbs 3:5-6” across his back.

A new generation of young believers and pastors is making Christian tattooing more common than ever, though many tatted-up Texans will tell you it's nothing new. Long before Justin Bieber showed ...