Category : Pilgrim’s Chronicles

Time and again you guys have proven yourselves to be mighty prayer warriors, well, you’ve done it again. The workshop is only a day old and it has been an even greater experience than I had imagined it might be. This is a group of very special friends and the fellowship has already been magnificent. The photography teaching by Jim Begley and the added benefit of having Ricky and my brother Homer with us has made it all the better.

The group has really enjoyed each others company and some wonderful moments have already happened where our friends have shared about the great blessings they have received from this and past workshops. Jim and I have both been blessed many times by the warmth and affection of this group. Thank you so much for your prayerful support. I’ve long dreamed of this kind of a ministry and now God is answering that long held prayer request. I will try to get off some more posts, as our days have been non stop. Thank you again for your prayers, please continue, some great things are still in the offering.

blessings,

the pilgrim

Ricky shooting at the Great American Dollhouse Museum above, top,the group at Fort Harrod,
Above that the gate at the entrance to Fort Harrod, the only Lincoln Church where Abraham Lincoln’s parents were married. The gate shot above was stolen from Sue Haverstock, she saw it
first and I just had to make the image too….

*Photo Notes: Top, Nikon D7000, 24-120 lens, Next below, D7000, 12-24 lens, bottom shot the new Nikon P300 Coolpix camera.

Some time back I bought a CD, the Best of Van Morrison, one of the songs on the CD was, “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?” I thought it was a beautiful love song until I read the liner notes and discovered that it was written to the Lord. I went back and listened to the song over andover, it has now become one of my favorites and it is a true blessing to find out that Van Morrison is brother in Christ. I’ve done a image synch that I will share this weekend of different artist’s conceptions of Jesus, set to this song. It is surprisingly powerful. I’m really looking forward to worshiping with friends this weekend. I’ve often thought that when brothers and sisters come together to enjoy fellowship and honor Him, it must be just a little bit like Heaven will be like. That is a praise and worship service I can’t wait to attend!

Take a moment to read the lyrics from the song and spend a moment telling Him how much you love Him. Life us up this weekend and we will honor Him in all we do…..

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there’s no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.

For the morning sun in all it’s glory,
Meets the day with hope and comfort too,
You fill my life with laughter, somehow you make it better,
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.

There’s a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there’s no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.
There’s a love less defined,
And its yours and its mine,
Like the sun.
And at the end of the day,
We should give thanks and pray,
To the one, to the one.

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there’s no one else above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness,
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.

Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.

Take away all my sadness, fill my life with gladness,
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do.

Praise and worship is a vital part of our relationship with Him. I practice it everyday and it brings me incredible peace and joy.

the pilgrim

*Available on iTunes.

*Photo Note: D7000, 24-120 AFS VR.

Sorry to have missed blogging yesterday, I was set to come home and my daughter and her family got stranded south of Atlanta, so I had to do a little rescue mission and when I got in I was dog tired. So please forgive me. I have a short post today and I promise to step up my game starting tomorrow. The workshop with Jim Begley starts tomorrow night in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. This will be the first full blown His Light Ministries workshops and my excitement is over flowing. I really am expecting exciting things to happen. This is the place to which I believe God has been leading me for several years now, a workshop in which we an laugh, learn, and worship all at once. Some day I will retire from Nikon and this is what I want to spend my time doing, reaching out in Jesus name, and with His love to others, especially photographers. This is not a test run,
anything that God leads you to will be what He wants it to be, but I’m still excited to see what He has planned. Please pray that we are all obedient to His will and that He and He alone will be glorified.

I promise to share the great news of it’s success with you over the next several days.

Bless you and thanks in advance for your prayers for our participants and Jim and I.

the pilgrim

*Photo Note: Image by Jim Havestock, a dear brother who will join us, and great shooter.

win |win|
verb ( winning ; past and past part. won |wən; wän|) [ trans. ]
1 be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict) : the Mets have won four games in a row | [ intrans. ] a determination to win | [with complement ] the Pirates won 2–1.
2 acquire or secure as a result of a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavor : there are hundreds of prizes to be won | [with two objs. ] the sort of play that won them the World Cup.
• gain (a person’s attention, support, or love), typically gradually or by effort : you will find it difficult to win back their attention.
• ( win someone over) gain the support or favor of someone by action or persuasion : her sense of humor had won him over at once.
• [ intrans. ] ( win out) manage to succeed or achieve something by effort : talent won out over bureaucracy.

The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, The UConn Huskies won the NCAA Basketball National Champions hip. Auburn won the National Championship in College Football. Today I will listen to announcers pontificate all day long about who will win the Masters. On TV last night I saw clips of a wild eyed Charlie Sheen proclaiming he was “Winning, Winning!”

Is any of this really winning? By the strict dictionary definition above, it is. So reading the definition carefully, should winning be our obsession? In a game or a contest, it probably should be, but what about our lives. Jesus prescription for our lives what very different than a sports analogy.

Christ taught us to put others before ourselves, to turn the other cheek, to forgive those that sinned against us, all pretty foreign concepts to “the world”. He said no greater sacrifice can be made than to lay down your life for your brother. Jesus said to not forget those in prison, or the widows, or the children. He said if someone asks for your coat, give him your shirt also. When asked by Peter if you should forgive seven times?, Jesus said, “No, seventy times seven.” Even after being beaten, and accused of crimes he did not commit, while hanging on the cross, he said, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” I know what you’re thinking, the same thing I was thinking as God gave me these words to write, “how could I ever do this???!!!” The answer is simple, I can’t. Only by the Grace of God and with His strength, could I ever even come close to any of these commands from Him. Here is the great joy of walking with Him, He never asks anything of you that “He” can’t do, through you……..

Winning is about you doing better than the the other guy, serving God is never about that, it’s about helping the other guy win………….

the pilgrim

P.S. Pray that I and my team will help everyone coming to this weeks workshop, “the winners.”