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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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  • Psalm 121: Sun and Moon

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.     From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD,     who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;     he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel     will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper;     the LORD is…

  • Psalm 121: No Down Time

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.     From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD,     who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;     he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel     will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper;     the LORD is…

  • Psalm 121: More than “good thoughts”

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.     From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD,     who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;     he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel     will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper;     the LORD is…

  • CORRECTED Psalm 121: Looking to God for Help and Hope

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.     From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD,     who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;     he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel     will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper;     the LORD is…

  • Psalm 121: Looking to God for Help and Hope

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills.     From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD,     who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved;     he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel     will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper;     the LORD is…

  • Today’s Psalms for March 26, 2023

    Please pray these psalms with me on this Lord’s Day. Psalm 26:8 8 O Lord, I love the habitation of your house     and the place where your glory dwells. Psalm 56:3-4 3 When I am afraid,     I put my trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise,     in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.…

  • Psalm 46: Selah, The Pause that Refreshes

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength,     a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,     though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam,     though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,     the…

  • Psalm 46: Blessings of God’s Presence

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength,     a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,     though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam,     though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,     the…

  • Psalm 46: Rivers of Gladness

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength,     a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,     though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam,     though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,     the…

  • Psalm 46: Fear Not

    David Bahn-Reflections Podcast Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength,     a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,     though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam,     though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,     the…