A few years ago, I was given the privilege of leading our churches youth group for over a year. I was excited to be given this responsibility since after raising 4 children through various church youth programs, I was pretty discouraged about the direction of youth groups and the fact that less than 1% of... Continue Reading →
Its been a weird couple of days full of lots of spiritual ponderings. It all started with the news of a local photographer here I've known for more than 20 years losing his 20 something daughter to a horrible accident. She turned up missing in late May and her body was found over the weekend.... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago, Leslie and I had dinner with some good friends of ours, Paul and Amy Davis. During the evening, Paul shared with us a wonderful story about forgiving others. I also knew Paul enjoyed photography since he had taken a photo workshop from me, so I asked him if he had... Continue Reading →
Yesterday at church I heard a wonderful story told by our pastor during his sermon on what is Gods Kingdom here and now?. Jody set up the story with a number of biblical truths and analogies. He explained that when he coaches girls softball he is always reminding the girls to get "softball ready" which... Continue Reading →
One of the stories I've followed throughout much of career as a photojournalist was Serial Killer Henry Lee Lucas. I was there the day they found the remains of his first victim while working for the Dallas Times Herald and later would be put into his jail cell to shoot photos a couple of times... Continue Reading →
With so much loss in the news these days, many of us are reminded of our own losses and find ourselves reliving them to one degree or another. As we watch the news of the recent outbreak of tornadoes, some of us find tears rolling down our cheeks as we see others suffering. It's funny... Continue Reading →
I just love how our Father treats us with little slices of joy everyday! I was shooting these Azaleas when this beautiful butterfly comes flying into my frame. No one can convince me that was an accident or "just happened". From there on, I chased that butterfly all over the garden getting some amazing shots...at... Continue Reading →
The pastor who mentored me for years, Dan Davis and to this day is like a father to me, at least spiritually, would make regular trips to Turkey to pray for the people of Turkey to come to know Jesus. Each trip's return brought wonderful stories that kept many of us on the edge of... Continue Reading →
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