Category: Living Gratefully

“goodbye” to another faithful witness to light and love

Today, sadly, I have another chapter to add to the "faithful witnesses" story

in grateful memory of a beautiful soul

...the love of God saturating his countenance and light spilling out all over the place

More beauty in the North Carolina Peidmont

Joy must be a part of daily life, because it helps us to keep everything in perspective.

When we focus on what is beautiful we cannot help but believe

The irresistible imperative of new life, the promise that is new and fresh every year, the irrepressible undeniability of hope.

Trees, Flowers, and Light: a photo essay of Wake Forest

did I mention how beautiful this community is?

Beauty in a time of Pandemic

to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. – Isaiah 61:3 Our 24-7 saturation with obsessive media coverage makes it all too easy to be so completely focused on one thing that we…

“He refreshes my soul” – the invigorating, rejuvenating work of God

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. –Psalm 23 So once in a while a couple of grown men will temporarily lose their minds and spend the day walking around in 40-degree weather waving golf clubs…

Beauty, grace, hospitality, and church architecture:

For the most part, I enjoy all of my work. The fact that I earn a living via writing, teaching, talking about my books, and a little photography is a blessing of the upmost magnitude. I am grateful in so many ways. Saturday was the “taking photos” part. I serve as “official” photographer for the…