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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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  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 114: Security

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 114: Security

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are Matthew 27:11-66; Genesis 20; Zechariah 6. Matthew 27:62-66 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 113: Close Proximity and True Fidelity

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 113: Close Proximity and True Fidelity

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are Matthew 27:1-10; 1 Samuel 31; Jeremiah 19; 32; Zechariah 11. Matthew 27:1-10 When morning came, all the chief…

  • Today’s Psalms for August 24, 2025

    Please pray these psalms with me on this Lord’s Day Psalm 24  The earth is the Lord‘s and the fullness thereof,     the world and those who dwell therein, 2 for he has founded it upon the seas     and established it upon the rivers. 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?     And who shall stand in his holy place?…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 110: Why would God do such a thing?

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 110: Why would God do such a thing?

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are Luke 23; Psalm 31; Hosea 10; Exodus 26. Luke 23:13-25 Pilate then called together the chief priests and the…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 109: The Mysterious Gift of Prayer

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 109: The Mysterious Gift of Prayer

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are John 17; Ezra 8; Psalm 133; Ecclesiastes 3. John 17:1-5 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 107: The Conviction of the Holy Spirit

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 107: The Conviction of the Holy Spirit

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are John 16; Nehemiah 8; Psalm 25; Lamentations 5. John 16:1-15 [Jesus says,] “I have said all these things…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 106: What Pleases You?

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 106: What Pleases You?

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are John 15:13-27; Genesis 44; Psalm 35; Proverbs 18. Psalm 35:26-28 Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 105: From Firewood to Fruitfulness

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 105: From Firewood to Fruitfulness

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are John 15:1-12; 1 Samuel 18; 19; 20; and Ezekiel 15. Ezekiel 15:1-8 And the word of the Lord…

  • Today’s Psalms for August 17, 2025

    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…

  • 49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 103: Fulfillment and So Much More

    49 Week Bible Challenge – Day 103: Fulfillment and So Much More

    Click here for an audio version of this devotion. I am using readings from the 49 Week Bible Challenge as the basis for these devotions. I encourage you to join me in this discipline. Today’s readings are John 13; Psalm 41; 119:1-40. John 13:12-19 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer garments…