Photography and the Communication of Christian Truth

Several years ago I saw a missions picture in a small church north of Butterfield, Minnesota. The picture was of two men concentrating on splitting that proverbial “theological hair” while the world looked in through the church window. The image stayed with me, and I have intended to convert to a photograph for a long time. The picture represents a challenge to minimize concerns which may be relatively trivial and to get about the work of missions.

Now, I am certainly not one who considers theology at all trivial. Today’s evangelicals are failing at providing a thorough education in the depth of the Word and the richness of theological education. We can do that without being distracted from the redemptive mission of the church. Theology is not the problem; allowing ourselves to be distracted is.

This print represents the first in an ongoing series of missions challenges. The series will be expanded over time to include additional challenge issues.

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 For those who enjoy photography, this image was shot with an 8x10 camera using Ilford FP4+, a Protar VII lens, roughly 13 inch focal length, for 1 second @ f/5.6, and developed for an extended 11 minutes in HC-110(b).  This is a contact print on Ilford FB paper.