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Can God Bring Good from Suffering?

I’ve been teaching a class at our church for many years. Since the lockdown we’ve been meeting each week via Zoom conferencing. Last Sunday’s lesson was on Romans 8.

The Apostle Paul’s words to the first century church in Rome couldn’t have been more relevant.  It was like he was looking 2 millennia into the future and writing to a world struggling to make its way through a global crisis. A

Of Fingertips and Galaxies

I don’t know about you, but in the throws of this pandemic my backyard just isn’t cutting it anymore.  I’m chomping at the bit for a trip to the great outdoors … someplace light years beyond the boundaries of my fence.  I want to gaze out on panoramic vistas and hike through wide-open spaces until I’m so tired I can’t take another step.  I want to photograph spectacular natural wonders and stand

A New Creation

This week, while in our backyard, I made my first butterfly sighting of the year. In a springtime like no other I have ever experienced, the moment was special because it reminded me that, in a world turned upside down, some very good things never change.

Professionally, butterflies are near and dear to my heart. Jerry and I have photographed them since 1989 and produced several films that have explored their incredible life cycles.