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September

I don’t live in NYC or Washington DC so I don’t duck and cover when an airplane seems to be flying to low to the ground. However, 9/11 isn’t an NYC or a DC thing. 9/11 is a loss that affected the entire country and there is no going back to the naive life we lived on 9/10.

9/11 is the day in modern history when the blood feud of Ishmael and Isaac spilled over into the Gentile Christian world. I will not forget that day, nor will I ever sleep in ignorance again. The USA, founded as a Christian nation must forever support Israel no matter the costs. The consequence of not doing so, regardless of the thuggery that will attempt to sway public opinion, is certain destruction through the judgment of Almighty God.

On 9/11 we suffered the biggest attack on American Soil since Pearl Harbor. Many heroes gave their lives that day to save the innocent. Many men and women have since died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Still others have died at the hands of Radical Islamist Terrorists around the globe and on our own soil. We must never forget those who have fallen. We must not return to our ignorant slumber. We must stand with Israel no matter the cost. We must the grace of and enter into relationship with Jesus. We must never again be a 9/10 nation.

In October of 2004 I found myself in NYC on business. While there I met several WTC survivors. The stories they told me were both gripping and terrifying. I praise God that so many were saved or not yet in the office that morning. After working alongside these everyday people I had to visit Ground Zero. The link below is to a Facebook album of images I took that day. The destruction is readily visible. The wound deep. We must never forget.

http://t.co/g6tRcDo

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Burst Mode Video: Willamina Mud Drags 2011

July

Daniel Slocum

Hey! Ever want to escape to rural America and experience real people having real fun? All the time! I was asked to join my sister in photographing the Willamina Oregon, Mud Drags on Jun 25th, 2011.

It was a blast! Roaring engines, flying mud, real people being themselves having a great time. It’s a real family event with people traveling in from all over the Pacific Northwest to enjoy the festivities.

The race was run by Total Destruction Racing at the request of the city of Willamina. The event is a fund raiser for their annual 4th of July fireworks. Also a great event!

I shot nearly 4000 images. Below is a video comprised of more than 3000 of them. Enjoy!

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Something a little bit different.

June

Daniel Slocum

Last Sunday I found myself standing at the viewing area of the Munson Creek Falls near Tillamook Oregon. This waterfall drops 319′ feet making it the tallest in the Coastal Range. More on how to get to the falls and the region can be found here. http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_245.php

I was riding my motorcycle and hadn’t packed a tripod which precluded me from taking a typical long exposure shot to “silkify” the water. Yes, I just made up that word, “silkify”, kinda has a ring to it! Since I find snapshots of waterfalls… um boring, I thought I’d shoot it doing something different.

Hoping to get a more painted, brush stroke effect, I decided to shoot a longer exposure while moving the camera to “blur” the image. I’ve shot images like this before with pretty much poor results.. it takes a certain skill to intentionally mess up an image and have it turn out great! I’d love your feedback on how you think this one turned out.

f/22, 1sec, ISO 100, Canon 24-105 IS L series at 58mm, EOS 40D - Click image to enlarge.

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Adventure!

June

Daniel Slocum

Today I went on a ride to meet a man doing something most of us would consider impossible. He’s riding from Canada to Mexico…. in a wheelchair.

James Barnett has Muscular Dystrophy but he’s not letting it keep him from experiencing adventure. His goal is to raise money to promote adventures for other wheelbound people. While speaking with him today I caught just a bit of his passion. James dreams of riders with diseases like his own along with others like Disabled Veterans wounded physically but still capable of living life to the fullest and experiencing adventure joining him on a ride of Route 66 or other shorter adventures.

Riding with James for a few miles wasn’t just an amazing experience. It was an adventure.

You can learn more and support James at his website Wheelbound.Org

Click the photo to see a handful of the images from the visit.

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Rising up of The Nations

March

Daniel Slocum

I’ve had the honor of witnessing a fresh move of God within the Pacific Northwest Native American Nations. Elders and Chairmen from several Nations gathered on the Lummi reservation this weekend to claim back their next generations from alcohol, drugs, and all manner of sinful oppression. These proud peoples are boldly proclaiming God’s Word, are entering into relationship with Christ and are seeing a wave of The Holy Spirit move to heal relationships, addictions, and physical needs.

Thank You God for allowing me to be a part of what You are doing.

Section of a typical native blanket.

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Jesus is coming! Jesus is coming!

January

Daniel Slocum

It’s already the 13th of January 2011! How’d we get this far into the new year without me posting? I’ve been insanely busy. Busy doing what I believe is God’s work; prayer, spiritual warfare, ministry, raising my children and loving my wife. I’ve also been busy with distractions.. College Football Bowl Games, NFL Playoffs, entertainment. I know my God understands a bit of a diversion, I’m sure Jesus played catch with the neighborhood kids in Nazareth but do I really have to watch every episode of this season’s favorite television show? No, not really.

Along with many in my local church I am currently on day 4 of a 21-day fast. Each of these 21 days I’m not eating Breakfast or Lunch. Instead, I’m focusing on God and seeking His will for my life. I’m praying for wisdom, discernment, and understanding of Bible Prophesy, I’m interceding for my church, community, state and nation.

At this point I’m just shy of 20% complete with this fast. What has God been speaking to me? Bubbling to the surface so far is a need to be more deliberate about telling the story of redemption through Jesus and making sure that everyone knows that we are closer now than ever to Jesus return. The rest of this post will focus on how we can know when Jesus will return.

A few months ago I was invited to watch a video entitled Daniel’s Timeline. I was completely blown away by the mountain of biblical evidence available to us that I believe tells us when Jesus will return. I urge you my friends to grab a Bible, pen and paper, then click the link I’ve provided and really dive into this presentation. The teaching lasts about 2-hours but I suggest you set aside 3. You’ll want to start with prayer asking God to reveal Himself and to confirm in you if this is Truth or not. You’ll also likely want to look up many of the scriptures presented and read them for yourself.

This link is the complete presentation without interruption hosted by waytozion.org. You can also watch the presentation broken into chunks via the embedded YouTube videos below.

Friends, if this study is right, or even close to right, we are now living in the beginning years of the Tribulation. We must be ready and we must tell our friends to be ready and we must act in Love to lead others to Jesus before it is too late.

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