Here’s a little holiday teaser for you. I’m hoping to be a little more active with my photography this Christmas.
I got the Snowman and Skull ornaments in New Mexico last year, but as I put the tree up I realized [...]
Here’s a little holiday teaser for you. I’m hoping to be a little more active with my photography this Christmas.
I got the Snowman and Skull ornaments in New Mexico last year, but as I put the tree up I realized [...]
My brother built his own kayak trailer, and his wife painted it. Check out this paint job- it’s pretty spectacular. The sun hit the back at a bad angle, and I took the photos with my iPhone… so I’m sorry they don’t do it justice. Anyway, [...]
Eastbound in the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile, Alabama on November 2, 2009
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[...]I don’t know why, but it seems like I should have a “favorite” NBA team. By default my team should be the New Orleans Hornets. I’ve seen them play twice, and they are the closest game around. They have a superstar in Chris Paul. Everything points to me choosing the [...]
My friends Dan and Janna asked me to be their wedding photographer after I took their engagement photos last summer, so in October I packed up my gear and drove over to Escatawpa, Mississippi. It was great to be a part of [...]
Last Saturday night I caught up with a couple friends from high school. I can’t believe it’s been over ten years. This was my mini-reunion- I missed our actual ten year reunion in October because I was shooting my seminary friends’ wedding in Mississippi. (Photos [...]
The following is an excerpt from God Has a Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
I once went to a garden party in England in the early sixties. I don’t know why, but we were expected to pay for our own tea. [...]
I’ve been aware of these sites for a while now, but I know some of you aren’t quite as nerdy as I am. Seriously, I get it. You have real lives, so you’re not exploring the Internet like I am. If there are three sites I would strongly suggest you [...]
You may interpret this post however you wish. If you believe I’m metaphorically writing about pseudofascism inherent in the hierarchy of fluffy bunny colonies, then that is in fact what I’m writing about. However, if you believe the meaning of the following words has something to do [...]
Over the last ten years or so, I’ve rarely read a book all the way through. I’ve given most books the college- or seminary-read; I read them just enough to get the point and most of the details then put them down and move on to another. Both college and [...]
The thing about all great new products is that they inevitably get much better. Macs, PCs, cell phones, iPhones, TVs, DVD, Blu-Ray… the list goes on. Books are no different. Remember when books were pretty much words on paper? Sometimes you got the book with [...]
Evan, Son of Justin on October 8, 2009
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Our culture divides people into two classes: civilized men, a title bestowed on the persons who do the classifying; and others, who have only the human form, who may perish or go to the dogs for all the “civilized men” care.
Oh, this “noble” culture of [...]
If you were wondering how a sewing machine works, this is for you. I’m naturally curious and I like to know how things work, so this caught my eye. Here you have it. (AND, as an added bonus, I decided to trace this back from where [...]
You may remember me posting photos of Justin, Erin, and their daughter Reagan this past July. They welcomed their son Evan on September 27, 2009, and I was up at the hospital today to take a few photos. Justin is one of my [...]
“I used love like money, but love doesn’t work like money. It is not a commodity. When we barter with it, we all lose. When the church does not love its enemies, it fuels their rage. It makes them hate us more.” [Don Miller, Blue Like Jazz]
When [...]
The Sermon on the Mount [Matthew 5-7] :: A Wordle Compiliation
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[...]Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.
Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is [...]
“…the restoration of the church will surely come only from a new type of monasticism which has nothing in common with the old but a complete lack of compromise in a life lived in accordance with the Sermon on the Mount in the discipleship of Christ. I think it is [...]
Bandelier National Monument is known for the Native American cliff dwellings built in the porous volcanic rock. Like Yellowstone and the northwest corner of Wyoming, north central New Mexico sits on the caldera of a supervolcano. Much of the rock near Bandelier is soft [...]
Left: And Then I Went Up on That Hill Over Yonder, taken on Gold Creek Road south of Drummond, Montana.
Right: Driving Wyoming, taken between Cody and Sheridan in the Bighorn National Forest.
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Paris Avenue in Gentilly before the city ripped up the dead trees (far left) in September 2006
Providence Place on campus at NOBTS on a foggy evening (middle left) in December 2006
Looking down Royal Street at Christmastime in the French Quarter, toward the Central Business District [...]
The Arsenal of Defense: Detroit, Michigan (left) in November 2005, from Windsor, Ontario
The Derby City: Louisville, Kentucky (right) in December 2008 from cross-river Clarksville, Indiana.
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Yep. There they are. I went game by game, week by week, and picked who I thought would win each game. (Actually, I wrote this post last week). It didn’t take as long as it sounds. Anyway, I can’t wait for a star [...]
“The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who will not suffer this does not want to be of the Kingdom of Christ; he wants to be among friends, to sit among roses and lilies, not with the bad people but the devout people. O [...]
Hurricane Katrina | New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast | Photos Taken Between 2006 and 2008
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Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, tweeted that tonight. We’ve all heard the same basic idea: our churches should be as mighty as the oak tree: large, majestic, long-living, life-giving. On the surface this is a wonderful analogy for the church. But it’s [...]
If one truly adheres to a monotheistic belief- that is the belief in one God- then every aspect of one’s life must fall under that God. It’s not just that God is one entity. That is the implication, but not the full message.
At the center and circumference of every significant [...]
[Adapted from a previous post.]
Could it be that some pastors, particularly among the denominations with more congregational autonomy, are upset when other churches start up in “their” territory because they view that congregation as their life-support? That the tithes given to the church are not only their primary source [...]
A couple years ago while walking around the French Quarter, I found a courtyard behind this lock and chain. I grabbed a couple shots, and they turned out to be among my favorite.
One of the things I love about [...]
I love New Orleans. It’s a wonderful city, regardless of its many faults. I spent three years living there, plus another in exile after Katrina, and it grew on me. I took the first shot from the levee atop Algiers Point near the ferry. Looking across the Mississippi River about [...]
One of the more distinct (and enjoyable) quirks of New Orleans is its color. When I think of colorful places, my mind often wanders to Santorini, Greece, where the blues and stark whites contrast against the rock and [...]
I’ve known Jason Sampler since 2004 when I first moved to New Orleans for seminary. We were both a part of Edgewater Baptist Church in Gentilly (and students at NOBTS). It took the exile after Hurricane Katrina for us to connect, but since [...]
Daisy the Beagle, a native of Texas and well-traveled dog, passed away this afternoon. A former resident of Austin, New Orleans, and Mobile, Daisy brought joy to all who knew her. She was skilled in the ways of sitting, laying, and shaking [...]
It’s been over five years since I went to Russia with the University of Mobile. I wrote about that experience a little more in depth here, here, and here. It was a great trip and I made a few good friends [...]
A couple weeks ago my friends Britt and Kayla and I drove down to Dauphin Island to see the GIANT clam shells (that are as big as your hand) on the southwest shore. It should be understood that every time I mentioned these clam shells, [...]
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A while back I wrote a post about my former New Orleans Seminary roommate Britt and his wife Michaela. I took them on a photoshoot in Dublin, Texas back in September 2008. Britt’s sister Janna is getting married to Dan in October, and [...]
My friends Justin and Erin asked me to do a little photoshoot for them this week, and I was happy to oblige. I took them to my old high school because I knew it had some character- especially the old chapel for St. Paul’s [...]
I needed a few photos of myself, so I went to the backyard for a little photoshoot. What I didn’t realize is that Daisy was behind me stealing the scene.
Self-Portraits in Mobile, Alabama | July 3, 2009
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Some people read the newspaper with the Bible in their other hand, reading the Bible into the news, trying to make the times more significant. When the media becomes the lens through which you view the Scriptures, you’re bound to end up in some [...]
This began as an effort to spice up my “In Support” page, and now I’m grabbing the most common, reputable, and helpful charities and non-profit organizations across the country and world. (And a few started by friends.) Now, after half a day of researching, I’m asking you to help [...]
My friends Dave and Ashley are getting married this weekend. To each other. A couple weeks ago we held Dave’s bachelor party. He threw out the first pitch at the Mobile BayBears game, then got selected to play in a little game at the bottom of the 6th inning. After [...]
The Ringling Bros. Circus is in Mobile for the next few days (the shows are June 18-21) at the Mobile Civic Center. A friend of mine who works at the Civic Center tipped me off to the Elephant Brunch this morning. The elephants were fed lettuce, carrots, bananas, [...]
Spring 2008 I took a trip up to Annapolis to scout the city for a potential church plant. On my way back to New Orleans I drove the scenic route, running down the Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee’s Smokey Mountains before [...]
Britt, my roommate in New Orleans before Katrina, moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 2006 where he met Michaela. By October he’d proposed and on April 14, 2007 they were married. A year later I moved up there and last September we decided to have a photo day. Hurricane Ike [...]
I took a road trip to New Mexico in November 2008. While I stayed at the Glorieta Conference Center, I spent most of my days visiting the historic sites of north-central New Mexico.
Pecos National Historical Monument at Pecos, New Mexico | November 2008
Pecos is [...]
[This post is a rewrite of one previously published in 2005.]
About four years ago I went on a youth mission trip to AtlantaFest. On the first afternoon, we went out to a few neighborhoods to throw an impromptu backyard bible club event. My group visited a Hispanic [...]
On Monday I posted photos of the glass art I saw at the Main Street Arts Festival in downtown Fort Worth in April. Wednesday showed photos of downtown architecture. Today I’m posting photos of metal art seen at the Arts Festival. It wouldn’t be Fort [...]
In addition to a few photos that I took during the Main Street Arts Festival, I’ve decided to post some from other trips downtown. Above you’ll see a night shot of the Tarrant County Courthouse between Weatherford and Belknap at the north end of [...]
