David Bahn – Reflections

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In 1968 Jerry Snell opened a door in the hallway outside our first hour chemistry class. He invited me into what I discovered was a darkroom. Soon I was on the school newspaper and annual staff as a photographer. Later I learned that Jerry was a Lutheran who was planning to become a pastor. A few years later I was not only a Lutheran, but I was heading off to seminary to become a Lutheran pastor, too. Jerry followed a year later and served as a pastor in Missouri until his untimely heart attack and death. I thank God for Jerry and enjoy photography still today – not to mention rejoicing in having served as a Lutheran pastor in congregations in Utah, Colorado, Arkansas and Texas. I’ve retired now and serve part time as a Congregational Support Specialist for the Texas District of the LCMS. I also provide coaching and leadership training through various PLI cohorts and with individual congregations and organizations. David Bahn is a follower of Jesus Christ, husband to Diane, father and grandfather. He is an avid amateur photographer. His photo website is “Flowers by God Photos by David” He also publishes a devotional blog DavidBahn-Reflections.com. He and Diane live in Cypress Texas and enjoy visiting their grandchildren who live in the United States and Germany. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in 1979, and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1991. Diane, his wife, is now retired from PLI (PLIleadership.org). They have offered presentations on Marriage and Ministry Partnership, Leadership, Changing Your Congregation’s Culture, and Missional Living. They look are working with PLI International training pastors and wives of the ELVD Diocese of the Lutheran Church of Tanzania. David’s personal mission statement is “Leading people to realize Jesus’ calling and plans for their lives.”

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  • Everything Old is New Again

    The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Jeremiah 31:31 You have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant. Hebrews 12:22,24 Imagine yourself bound to a fair contract , but one which you cannot fulfill. The terms are…

  • Words Rashly Spoken

    Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.  Proverbs 12:18 Look at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member,…

  • Mindfulness

    The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us. Psalm 115:12 Rejoice that your names are written in heaven. Luke 10:20 The other day I took the dongle off my earbuds in order that I could plug them into my computer for a conference call. I normally keep the dongle on the earbuds so I…

  • Better than Charlie Brown’s Philosophy of Live

    You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night? Jeremiah 14:8 NIV Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Charlie…

  • Woo Hoo!!!

    There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.” Psalm 118:15,16 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 What’s the most dramatic moment of victory you’ve experienced? Was it the last-minute…

  • No Shame

    Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope. Psalm 119:116 Christ said, “Look, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word…

  • Dangerously Lost Yet Unaware

    With weeping they shall come, and with consolations, I will lead them back, I will let them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; for I have become a father to Israel. Jeremiah 31:9 The Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.…

  • Precious Peace

    I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them. Ezekiel 37:26 Christ Jesus came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. Ephesians 2:17 From a quick Google search on the action of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today.…

  • Return to the Lord…Again and Again

    When you return to the Lord your God, then the Lord your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you. Deuteronomy 30:2,3 NASB Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8 Perhaps you’ve been to the well more…

  • Your True Place of Safety

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46:7 The Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast people fled Louisiana to neighboring states and places more safe and secure. One such couple…