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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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  • Follow the Word: Two Voices. Two Paths. Two Endings

    Follow the Word: Two Voices. Two Paths. Two Endings

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Follow the Word: More Than Good Advice

    Follow the Word: More Than Good Advice

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Follow the Word: Trusting the Trustworthy One

    Follow the Word: Trusting the Trustworthy One

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Today’s Psalms for May 17, 2026

    Please pray these Psalms with me on this Lord’s Day  Psalm 17  Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry!     Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! 2 From your presence let my vindication come!     Let your eyes behold the right! 3 You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night,     you have tested me, and you…

  • Follow the Word: Why Not Both?

    Follow the Word: Why Not Both?

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Follow the Word: Solomon’s Request for Wisdom

    Follow the Word: Solomon’s Request for Wisdom

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Follow the Word: All Things Come from You

    Follow the Word: All Things Come from You

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Follow the Word: Every Name Matters

    Follow the Word: Every Name Matters

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Follow the Word: The Resource That Matters Most

    Follow the Word: The Resource That Matters Most

    Click here for an audio version of this blog post. These devotions are part of the Follow the Word Bible reading program at St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress, Texas. This year we are reading through the Scriptures together, listening for how God speaks through his Word day by day. I hope you will join…

  • Today’s Psalms for May 10, 2026

    Please pray these Psalms with me on this Lord’s Day  Psalm 10 Why, O Lord, do you stand far away?     Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;     let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,     and the one…