Small Towns

Last week Spring teased our area and I was able to go out and take some walks with my camera. One of these trips took me to the Riverton Library, which I have never before photographed. I think I’ll have to come back when there is foliage on the trees, I’ll get better shadows. It’s…

Inspired

This week the Bible App, the great app from the people who pioneered YouVersion, released a new feature – Images. I’m not writing this post because I think it’s a terrible feature, or one that should be mocked. In fact, I can see how it could be quite useful and even pointed it out to…

Meta Camera

Today’s entry is a bit “meta.” Last week I was walking home after having lunch with a good friend and came across a beautiful-looking mirror behind our local strip mall. Seeing as I had my camera with me for the walk, what else could I do but take a picture? As the subject of the…

In the Light

This is an edited manuscript for my sermon on John 3:14-21. It was originally entitled, “Lifted Up.” For this post I’m renaming it, “In the Light” as that better reflects the content. Jesus expresses God’s desire for the world and is it very simple and straight-forward. God loves the world so much that he sent…

Changes

“You look good.” That was one of the first things a friend of mine said to me over lunch yesterday. After a winter with a blood-pressure scare, cloudy days, and too much snow it was good to hear. This winter my life has changed quite a bit, and just about all for the better. I’m…

Getting the call

As part of our Annual Session celebration this year, The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey is putting together a book of pastor testimonies. These are to be based on one of several journey themes, and be limited to 200 words! As my contribution to this project, I wrote about how I got called to…