I’ve been the pastor of Central Baptist Church for nearly thirteen years. In that time you’d think I’d feel as though I know what I am doing. But I have a confession to make. I really don’t. I’m making this all up as I go along. I’ve tried many things which have fallen flat on…
Tag: photography
Search
All people are searching for something. We search for validation, security, comfort, love, and belonging. Happily, many of us locate these needs in relatively healthy ways 1. This is what allows families to bond, friendships to develop, and communities to form. If we didn’t search for these things, we’d be a species of hermits. Sadly,…
Empty
In our culture “empty” is almost always a negative state of being. Empty is how we describe a car which has run out gas, or a life which has been rendered hollow through meaningless pursuits. Emptiness is what we feel when we look into the abyss and wonder, “Is this really all there is to…
Shadow
A shadow is typically described as the full, or partial blockage of a light-source due to an intervening object. This is technically true, but I like to think of shadows as something more. Shadows are hints of an object’s existence, only evidenced by an absence. How much of our lives are evidenced the same way?…
Broken
The word “broken” has an almost exclusively negative connotation in our culture. Broken in our popular delusion, is equated with “weak.” In a world of mis-applied social-Darwinism, where “only the strong survive,” this is the last adjective someone wants applied to their character! Broken, however, also has a redemptive aspect. When our pride is broken…
Prophet
Our culture tends to think of prophets as “fortune-tellers.” Biblically speaking, this incorrect. In the Bible a prophet typically functions as a “covenant prosecutor,” calling the people back to the LORD’s commands – reminding them of the call to treat people justly, particularly “widows and orphans” 1. The image above testifies to this ongoing work…
