Faith and Photos

05/30/2026

𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
Biblical Christianity is rapidly becoming more and more counter-cultural. We are witnessing an erosion of moral conviction, with many seeking "workarounds" to God's commands in the name of being "loving" just to maintain the world's acceptance.
It is genuinely heartbreaking to watch family and friends turn from God’s design. The pressure to become accepted in social circles is a real struggle to some. Yet, Christ's call demands our steadfast and unwavering allegiance:
"𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆." -Luke 14:26
Our devotion to Christ must be an outgrowth of Him being Lord of our lives. Even when forced to choose family members, community, and God, our obedience to our thrice-holy God is a definite non-negotiable.

While the shifting culture is disheartening, it is a direct fulfillment of Scripture. Christ calls us to a level of devotion that truly defines his place in our lives above everyone else:
"𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎, '𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅.'" -Luke 9:62
We must not look back. I pray for those who struggle with these things. I pray their faith will grow and they will choose to stand courageously on God’s Word and embrace the One who gave Himself on the cross at Calvary.
I pray that all of us will stand firm and unwavering until the day of His appearing. Come soon, Lord Jesus.

05/29/2026

For some people, they will read this and be all upset. Those people, in my opinion, need to go read Hebrews 1:1-2 and study it closely.

05/29/2026

Some preachers I heard back when I was younger were like this....

🤣🤣🤣

05/25/2026

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠?
We’ve all seen the headlines, and it’s easy to get discouraged by church scandals... involving Robert Morris, Ravi Zacharias, James MacDonald, Mike Bickle, Benny Hinn, Brian Houston, Carl Lentz, Tony Evans, and unfortunately, the list goes on.
Scandals straight from pulpits... seemingly devastating to many in the pews and lighting fires of the critics of Christianity.
This new video reminds us what God's church is REALLY all about. The church isn’t built on human performance or the lack of; it’s built on something else entirely.
I poured a lot into today's video, so take a watch and let me know your thoughts.

Is the American church failing? You've seen the headlines: anothe...

05/25/2026

Memorial Day 🇺🇸
Today, our focus turns to a deep, sobering truth: the freedoms we enjoy were bought at a tremendous price.
True sacrifice mirrors the very heart of the Gospel. While we rest in Christ’s ultimate sacrifice for our eternal freedom, we carry a profound gratitude for the brave men and women who stood in the gap and gave everything on the battlefield.
Today, let’s pause, remember, and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and the families they left behind. May we never forget the price of the freedom they died to protect.

05/24/2026

BIBLICAL DISCERNMENT NEEDED
"𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒂 '𝑴𝒚-𝑾𝒂𝒚-𝒐𝒓-𝒕𝒉𝒆-𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚' 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏." — Rev. Anna Flowers, United Church in Walpole.
𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝.
By Jesus’ own words, that is exactly what He said. He didn't come to be a vague moral teacher; He came as our penal substitutionary atonement, bearing the sins of all whom God would save and graft into His church. He is the 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 way.
There are plenty of other issues here with this, but I am just dealing with what she said in her message today. We live in a time where people take massive liberties with their theology, inventing ideas not found in Scripture, and then preaching and teaching those falsehoods as truth.
𝑩𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘. Be Bereans, my friends. Examine the Scriptures daily and test everything against the Word of God.

05/23/2026

𝗔𝗵𝗵𝗵... 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀.⛈️
I am sitting here listening to the rain, hearing the thunder, watching the lightning, and right as I am typing this thought, the lights just went out! Total darkness, except for the glow of my computer screen.
And honestly? I love it. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔.
This love for a good storm goes all the way back to my childhood. We lived in a mobile home about 9 miles out of town in the country. My bed was right in the front corner of the house, right where the rain would drain off that tin roof and pour down the metal side of the home. Whenever a storm rolled in, I’d just wake up and listen to it. We lost power all the time, so us kids were completely used to it. We had flashlights and candles scattered everywhere, and I always just found the whole thing so cool.
It never left me. Years ago, I hiked a portion of the 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞 and stayed in a little stone shelter with a tin roof. It poured hard all night, with lightning cracking so close you could practically feel it, and I slept in my hammock like a baby. To this day, whether I'm working at my computer or heading to bed, 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Most of all, it reminds me of Matthew 24:27: "𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑠𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑛."
There is such comfort in knowing that just like a flash of lightning instantly shatters the deep darkness of a storm, Christ’s return will be sudden, magnificent, and undeniable to the entire world.
So, sitting here in the quiet stillness of my home, listening to the rain and thunder, I'm going to sleep well tonight, resting my head on the Sovereignty of our Creator, and thinking about that glorious day when He will come again. 🙌🏼

05/17/2026

Psalm 119:105 is one of my favorite verses. "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵."
God’s Word doesn't always eliminate the mystery of tomorrow, but it always provides the wisdom and clarity we need for today.
Praying this morning that all over this country in pulpits of Bible-believing churches, that God's Word will be proclaimed with clarity and boldness.

05/16/2026

𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂’𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔?
In this video, we go behind the scenes at 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 in Branson, MO, to profile 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝟒, a Southern Gospel quartet with a truly unique mission. While thousands of people flock to SDC for the world-class rides, many find something much deeper at a 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝟒 show, a genuine, powerful time of worship and reflection.

We sit down for an exclusive, raw interview to uncover the incredible personal testimonies and faith that fuel their music:
• The Legend’s Protégé: Discover which member started his career at a young age with a world-renowned quartet, thanks to a helping hand from a legendary gospel singer.
• A Two-Time Miracle: Hear the harrowing story of a member who is truly blessed to be alive after facing life-altering tragedy not once, but twice.
• From Tragedy to Hope: Brandon opens up about his private battle with self-harm and the profound grief of finding his mother after her tragic death by su***de. In his darkest moments, when he felt there was no way out, hear how God used a faithful friend who consistently called at exactly the right time to offer hope, preserve his life, and set him on a path to ministering the Gospel.
Through live performance photos, beautiful harmonies, and deep conversation, we explore how God is using these four men to reach hearts in the middle of a bustling amusement park.
Click this link to watch: https://youtu.be/eiM9HoHWe7g?si=77xFgtph-LeT4f78

05/15/2026

It is the little things in life, or in a new project like Faith and Photos, that make it so sweet!

Creating faith-based content on YouTube takes a lot of heart… and coffee. Between software subscriptions, apps, and the constant need for equipment upgrades, this channel is very much a labor of love.