We have had some crazy weather lately. Foggy, then hot, then cold again. The first shot is from last Saturday morning (foggy); I stopped to shoot St. Mary’s Catholic Church as they were getting ready for a funeral. Here’s another shot of the church from ‘06. The second shot is from last week when I [...]
Dr. Tom Ascol pastors Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, FL and is the Executive Director of Founders Ministries. Most of my readers probably know this about him. Some of you may know him more for his blogging. As we have become friends I have been very encouraged by his love for God, his church [...]
As a college student one of my favorite professors warned our Greek class that it will take us up to 5 years to fall into a comfortable and profitable habit of “devotions” with our spouses. I thought he was crazy since Jen and I were frequently reading the Bible together and praying while dating. As [...]
I find that my favorite local restaurants are kind of, uh, dirty: stained/broken drop ceiling-tiles overhead, back-lit menus hung on the wall that no longer light up, dirty floors which would look no better after a serious mopping, floors I would never let my child crawl around on, walls in desperate need of a paint [...]
This week I went downtown one night to shoot some long exposures of the city from the river. I was distracted by a police barricade. They men in blue explained an anti-war march was on its way through the Loop. So I waited around, took some pictures (see the black and white below) and suddenly [...]
My son, Elias Keach, turns three today. He’s named after the Elias Keach, son of Benjamin Keach. Elias’ story is great, but I’ll shorten it here and say he was a pastor/church planter in the late seventeenth century both in America and London, England. Our Elias is a fun, happy, and tough little boy. This [...]
I was interviewed by Josh Sowin for the Fire and Knowledge blog about my reading habits. Check it out here.
I have become a Rhett and Link fan, especially of their music. Here’s a great song/video about Facebook. While you’re at it, check out this short one about Sudoku.
Where would we be without Steve’s awesome Music [...]
Interesting and controversial response of local artists to the urban decay in Detriot (via GOOD Magazine).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQwKkK1bggY
Every year the Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day. The parade is on WGN (nationwide Chicago based channel) starting at noon. Our family is staying around home today, but hopefully someone from the Friday Photo Flickr Group will shoot and share the festivities downtown.
Note: I did not take this picture. It was [...]
On my day off (Monday) I took the train into Chicago to walk around, take pictures and think a bit about the next 6 weeks (story on that coming soon). I tried to get Steve to go with me, but he and the wife have been van shopping this week. Nine Eleven photos from the [...]