Tag Archives: Love

Love Finds a Way

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Jesus said the world would recognize His followers by our love. What if we treated that as a filter for everything we say and do—and showed the world what God’s love really looks like? Continue reading →

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Freedom Is Never Free

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

This Independence Day, reflect on the sacrifices that secured our earthly freedom—and the greatest sacrifice of all, through which Christ purchased our eternal freedom. Continue reading →

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Love Helps Us Remember… and Forget

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

In “Love Helps Us Remember… and Forget,” the author reflects on his first Christmas without his parents, exploring how love reshapes memory—softening pain while preserving what truly mattered. Through childhood Christmas recollections, a recent prolonged power outage, and the quiet paradox of the manger, the post reveals how God’s love reframes brokenness, power, and grief. Christmas is shown not as a display of force, but as the arrival of divine love through humility. Readers are invited to trust a God whose gentleness is stronger than domination, and whose love remembers us not by our failures, but by who we are becoming. Continue reading →

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Claiming Grace—So You Can Share It

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

In the eighth chapter of John’s Gospel, we encounter a deep and unsettling scene: a woman caught in the act of adultery is brought before Jesus by the religious leaders of the day (the first hint of hypocrisy: where’s the … Continue reading →

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Behold! God Makes All Things New! Even (or Especially) You and Me!

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Introduction We all have moments in our lives when we burst into flames. Or drown. Or bury ourselves. Pick your metaphor for getting beaten down by this life, this painfully broken world. I hate to admit that I’ve been dealing … Continue reading →

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Our Long and Winding Roads

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

We may think of our journeys from cradle to grave as long and winding roads, and that’s entirely appropriate. We can also break our lives into smaller segments, which can seem lengthy and circuitous, especially while we are going through … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Home

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

My wife and I just moved away from our home of 23 years and hometown of 30 years. We raised our three kids there. We made countless beautiful family memories there. So, yes, it was hard to drive away. But … Continue reading →

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Reflection of Beauty

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Participating in church this morning (still online instead of in-person), I sat with my back to a big picture window, so the pine forest and sparkling blue Colorado sky reflected off my laptop screen. The superimposition was striking–singing praises to … Continue reading →

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Why Moses Couldn’t Go Into the Promised Land

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

In (virtual) church today, we heard a great sermon today by Pastor Andrew Arndt from New Life Church (East) about the end of Moses’ life, as recounted in Deuteronomy 34 (also the end of that book, as well the Torah). … Continue reading →

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Being Resurrected by the Resurrected King

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

One week removed from Easter, how are you feeling now? How long did the Easter glow last? For me, Holy Week 2020 was a deeper, richer experience than normal, thanks to the forced rhythm of life being slower this year … Continue reading →

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