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About Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Photographer of Light and Life, Writer of Life as it finds me

Bravery – Remembering September 11, 2001

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

United, we stand. Otherwise, we crumble from the inside.

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Beyond Belief — Faith and Doubt

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

As we make our way into a series of posts on apologetics (explaining or defending your belief in Jesus), let’s start by exploring the foundations of faith and doubt. Before beginning today, I’d like to remind everyone that everything I … Continue reading →

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Beyond Belief — Before the Beginning

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Let’s remember for a moment back to the time before we passed through death of our old self and into our new life, our new selves. Was your journey toward rebirth simple and straightforward, or was it a prolonged wrestling … Continue reading →

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Whispers from God

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

How Jehovah’s Witnesses Caused My Relationship with Jesus Someone commented on my last post, remarking on the believability factor of the Bible, for which I’m grateful. It made me think back on my own journey to relationship with my Lord … Continue reading →

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Working for God, Inc.

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Don’t You Have to Be a Pastor to Serve God?? When I first became a follower of Christ, I was young and foolish and in high school. At the time, I was trying to decide what to major in as … Continue reading →

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There’s Only One Metahuman

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

A guy I connected with recently in association with my “day job” and other endeavors recommended that I read Deepak Chopra’s book, “Metahuman“. My new friend is a very smart guy and is also a follower of Christ, so I … Continue reading →

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The Power of One + God

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

This post serves as an exclamation point of encouragement to follow my submissions over the last two weeks, in which I talked about the challenge of trying to be God’s light in the darkness of this world when we can’t … Continue reading →

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Light in Our Own Darkness, Part 2

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Yes, God whispers. But although He may not usually speak loudly to us, He will sometimes whisper the same thing to us twice. Or three times. Or three thousand. Until we finally catch on. He’s patient that way. And maddeningly … Continue reading →

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Light in Our Own Darkness

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

We are called by our God to, each in our own way and as His ambassadors, be a light in the darkness of this world. The good news–and at the same time, the challenge–about this is that we each are … Continue reading →

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The One with All the Answers

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in the self-inflicted punishment known as “golf” (coincidentally, a four-letter word) with my son-in-law and a friend of his. Ever since I started having kids, golf became only an occasional pastime for me, … Continue reading →

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