Inspirationals

When my mother passed away in 1986 and my father in 1987, the sense of loss forced me to consider my own mortality, my spirituality, and how to fill the void that was left in my life.

For my mother, the Church was the doorway to her spirituality and held the answer to many of the needs we all share. For my father, nature was the pathway to a relationship with the Almighty. For me, it was a little of both. While the formality of religious worship services was necessary to me, I found nature and the Bible to be a source of greater inspiration. Soon after my parents’ passing, these inspirational sources became even more significant. Nature photography became the lens through which my professional aspirations were to redevelop and more importantly, how I began to see God more clearly. Still, it was not until I faced cancer in May of 2001, that I deepened my commitment and urgency for them both.

In an effort to merge this relationship, through my own research and the thoughtful assistance of my pastor, Rev. Eric Park, I selected certain photographs to be aligned with biblically-based messages of inspiration. Most people recognize the importance that nature holds for the survival of the human race. Protection and conservation are paramount. And, while that is a message of great value for this world, nature guides me to a message of even greater value for the next.

Nature has been for me a conduit to the One who makes everything possible. Whether I am in the wilderness or in my living room, when I contemplate the awesome mysteries of nature and the universe, the existence of God no longer seems so mysterious. And, when I contemplate Jesus, His sacrifice for us and all that He offers, my purpose in life is no longer so mysterious.

My goal in aligning God’s word with my photography is to create a palpable daily reminder of how it is He should under gird our lives. I find the integration of God’s word with God’s world to be an inspiring affirmation of who He is and how we should live. May it be that way for you.


As surely as He transforms the seasons:so too, He transforms the lives of those who trust in Him.	...and in our prayerful solitude, He whispered, "Be still and know I am God."	In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.	Allow His light to be reflected in your life.

Focus not upon the storm, but upon the One who holds dominion over it.	With every new sunrise, let us align ourselves with the Risen Son.	Contemplate the majesty of nature and surely you will see the hand of God.	Through the clouds of human circumstance, comes the bright light of Jesus Christ.

From the rising of the sun to the place of its setting, there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.	Like the roots to a mighty oak, His Word is our strength and our nourishment.	Stretch out in faith that you may know how wide and how deep is the love of Christ..	Life's challenges are not designed to break us but to bend us toward God.

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.	Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid..	Consider how the lilies of the field grow. If this is how God clothes the grass of the field, how much more will He clothe you?	The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever

Neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.	Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly light.	My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

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