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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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  • Understanding Jesus’ Questions: Doubt and Peace

    Understanding Jesus’ Questions: Doubt and Peace

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 24:36-53 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled,…

  • We All Have a Story to Tell

    We All Have a Story to Tell

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 23:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were…

  • Understanding the Holy Spirit’s Role in Our Faith

    Understanding the Holy Spirit’s Role in Our Faith

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 23:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were…

  • Whose Word Will You Believe?

    Whose Word Will You Believe?

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 23:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were…

  • Emmaus: Transformative Encounters with Jesus

    Emmaus: Transformative Encounters with Jesus

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 23:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were…

  • Recognizing Jesus

    Recognizing Jesus

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 23:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were…

  • Today’s Psalm for April 20, 2025 – Resurrection Sunday

    Please pray this great Easter Psalm with me today. Psalm 118 118 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;     for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let Israel say,     “His steadfast love endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say,     “His steadfast love endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lordsay,     “His steadfast love…

  • Good Friday: A Cursing Criminal, A Repentant Thief, A Loving Savior

    Good Friday: A Cursing Criminal, A Repentant Thief, A Loving Savior

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke (22:39-71); 23:1-56 And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter…

  • The True Significance of Holy Communion

    The True Significance of Holy Communion

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 22:14-30 And when the hour came, Jesus reclined at table, and the apostles with him. 15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell…

  • Political Calculations or Spiritual Preparations

    Political Calculations or Spiritual Preparations

    Click here for an audio version of this podcast I am using St. John’s Luke Lent Reading Plan for these devotions Luke 22:1-13 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. 3 Then Satan entered…