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Teaching Photography at Greenville College

The irony of life amazes me sometimes. I had a conversation with my mom around 2 weeks ago about possibly teaching a photography class somewhere & within a couple of days, I got a Twitter message about just that from one of the coolest professors…
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The Eulogy of Kyle Weber

I recently gave a talk entitled "Begin With the End in Mind." The title comes from Chapter 2 in a book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." In this talk, I spoke of the importance of setting goals of not just where you want…
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Joy: The Necessary Choice for Effectiveness

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Have you heard the saying, “If Bob has a problem with everyone, Bob is usually the problem”?…
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To Catch A Criminal

On the morning of May 29th, 2008 at 9:33am, I hopped into my car to drive to St. Louis for a photo shoot until I realized someone, the night before, decided to help keep me cool & well oxygenated for the summer by giving me another open…
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Direct My Path

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 This week, I took a trip out to Omaha, NE. This time away from home has given…
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The Only Thing That Counts

"The ONLY thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." Galatians 5:6b First of all, when the Bible prefaces a verse by saying "The only thing that counts," we should probably pull out the old, trusty, yellow highlighter and…