I have to admit, this might be a strange image for “blessing” to anyone who has no history with the objects in frame. Why a choose a weathered chair and table to image this theme? It’s because these objects are from my childhood home. My parents are downsizing and have no need of this table,…
Category: Photography
Doubt
Doubt is, interestingly enough, one of the key components of faith. It is the experience of walking through dense fog, fearing you are lost and alone. Occasionally, the fog will lift and you get your bearings, and realize just how close God has been. Then the fog descends again, and the faithful is called to…
Wonder
Even in our techno-centric, over-developed, world we are surrounded by nature. Even in the midst of winter, as the sun begins its too-early descent to the horizon, there is still the green of life to be found. You just need to know where to look. You also need to dare to pause and see it….
Silence
Of the topics covered thus far on this Lenten journey, “silence” has given me the most pause. How does one cover silence in an image? As I pondered, however, I realized something. Silence isn’t the absence of sound, it’s actually the presence of listening. A minimizing of sound is quiet, not silence. The two are…
Tell
Continuing on the Lenten theme, I created this composite using the iOS app “Retype” and an image I captured during IBC’s inaugural celebration. Telling people the story of Jesus really is only “good news” when we also live that story out. When one (living or telling) is done in exclusion of the other, the Gospel…
Wilderness
I used a window of opportunity during a break in some insane rain we got today and headed down to Palmyra Nature Cove. Two deer met me near the beginning of the trails, and stood still as I crept close enough to capture a decent image. It’s fascinating how such “wilderness” creatures can live so…
