tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82336249656979433792024-03-13T06:19:54.031-04:00I am a WatchmanDavid Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-83076138754294513372009-02-18T08:18:00.003-05:002009-02-18T08:21:27.558-05:00New Photos up !!!!!!!!!Ok, so i made a homemade DIY Ringflash a while ago (like 2 months i think maybe 3) and i LOVE IT! i had put it away for a while for some dumb reason, but i took it out of the closet last night and took some shots of my daughter during bath time and here are some of the final results...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidclarkphoto/3288521635/" title="Daylie Bath 4 by David Clark Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3288521635_cbeef8144d.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Daylie Bath 4" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidclarkphoto/3289337338/" title="Daylie Bath by David Clark Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3289337338_310233e0d1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Daylie Bath" /></a><br /><br />And this one is NOT from the ringflash, but i did put that special David touch to it. i call this one "The Final Countdown" simply because everytime i look at it i hear that song playing in my head... it's from her first birthday party on this past sunday<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidclarkphoto/3284009012/" title="I was born for this....(can you hear the final countdown playing in the background???) by David Clark Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3284009012_8ff51be340.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="I was born for this....(can you hear the final countdown playing in the background???) " /></a>David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-80582484118765540862009-02-11T13:32:00.001-05:002009-02-11T13:33:16.680-05:00a book in the works???so i made a decision yesterday. I'm gonna write a book. i'll keep you updated as time goes by<br />-Pastor DavidDavid Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-17996208902297138592009-02-11T13:14:00.002-05:002009-02-11T13:20:49.354-05:00HolyHere we are, God, come before the throne of grace<br />Here we are, God, come before the mercy seat<br /><br />I can see the lightning, I can feel the thunder<br />I can hear the voices proceeding from Your throne<br /><br />Twenty-four elders bowing low, casting down their crowns of gold<br />And four living creatures crying out, day and night, night and day<br /><br /><br />Only one word comes to mind<br />There’s only one word to describe<br /><br /><br />Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty<br /><br />There is no one like You<br />You are holy, holy<br /><br /><u><b>Revelation Chapter 4 </u></b><br />After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this." Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. And from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: <br /><br />"Holy, holy, holy,<br />Lord God Almighty,<br />Who was and is and is to come!" <br /><br /> Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: <br /><br />You are worthy, O Lord,<br />To receive glory and honor and power;<br />For You created all things,<br />And by Your will they exist and were created."David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-1213337558406682732009-01-22T10:24:00.002-05:002009-01-22T10:27:21.988-05:00After God's On Heart Sermon NotesOk, so here are the notes and PDF files for the series After God's Own Heart thus far. podcasts, well we are still working on them :) actually i'm not too sure why it's taking so long. might be because the youth website is still in construction.... anywho click the link below and you should be able to download the notes and slides,<br /><br /><a href='http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=d563656d9816b68c36df4e8dca141969d700fd57d6163423ce018c8114394287'>http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=d563656d9816b68c36df4e8dca141969d700fd57d6163423ce018c8114394287</a>David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-35069569156234771862009-01-21T13:41:00.002-05:002009-01-21T13:42:58.910-05:00Love is Patient test #1testing a link so i can put the sermon notes and PDF online for download. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?tlwqojnmwyi">http://www.mediafire.com/?tlwqojnmwyi</a>David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-7504624760914108222009-01-15T12:33:00.003-05:002009-01-15T12:48:25.995-05:00After God's Own Heart. the Youth SeriesOk, so we are in the middle of a series at Generation Ablaze (the youth group at my church) and as i began this message series I really wanted us to be known as the youth ministry that was truly after God's Own Heart. King David was the only person in the bible to ever be referred to this way and it amazes me. David was an awesome guy there is no doubt about it, but he messed up a few times. he had an affair, plotted a guys murder, and tried to cover it all up. Then there was this certain time a guy named Shimei threw rocks and insults at David just to later ask for David's forgiveness. David forgave him but on David's death bed he told his son Solomon to "arrange a bloody death for him" (i kings 2:9) kinda crazy. yet David was a man after God's Own Heart. Psalm 51 is an account of David's repentance for the affair he had with Bathsheba...could that be why he is after God's Own Heart?, because he was repentive? or was it because he didn't have Shimei killed right away? maybe it is because he danced before the Ark without restraint and earnestly pursued God with all he had... so as we began this series, we opened up last week with the history of David, then last night. Last night was supposed to be part 2: After God's Own Heart pt 2: the Pursuit of Love. well i was going to go through 1 co 13:5-14 and then 1 co 14:1 in a matter of 30 minutes. There is no way i can do a subject like Love justice in 30 minutes. so last night was the opening of a series within a series. over the next few weeks we will be studying love for all that it's worth. I told the teens last night, there is something about this subject that God really wants to teach me, so i will do all the studying and preach at myself for the next few weeks and as i told them last night, they get to watch :)<div><br /></div><div>What is Love? I know what Hallmark says love is, and it changes from card to card. my own definition of Love has changed over the years. the definition that i have now as a Christian is different from the one i had in High School my senior year when i was dating someone that i thought i loved. Now i am a Husband, Father, Pastor, Teacher, Friend, Mentor, etc... and my definition of Love is different then it ever used to be. </div><div><br /></div><div>I want to know what true Love is. so next week we will begin to break apart 1 co 13:5-14 and we start with Love is Patient. and i ask myself, if i claim to have love am i truly patient? are there times i am not patient? if so, do i not have love at that particular time? is love a choice, reaction, response, or does it just happen? can i fall out of love? If God is love according to the Book of John? can i fall out of God? just some questions that i will be looking into over the course of the next few weeks. </div><div><br /></div><div>-In Christ</div><div>-David</div>David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-5656175218843924072009-01-14T09:04:00.003-05:002009-01-14T09:11:17.588-05:00ok, I have a question...so here is my question. I personally in attack to christianity often hear the argument "well if there is a God why do bad things happen to good people?" first can i just say that is the dumbest thing i think i have ever heard. so in response to this question i have a question. here it is. are you ready, it's monumental, it's thought provoking, it's gonna get your blood flowing, it's gonna be great......here......it......goes....... da da da daaaaaa why do good things happen to bad people? ! <div>why, because STUFF HAPPENS! get over it, you just don't want to accept that there is a God because then you will have to face the fact that you will be held accountable for all your actions. and if you truly were a good person that wouldn't freak you out, but your not and you know you aren't and you try to philosophize (david word) and debate your way out of paying for your actions. but no you try to convince yourself that there is no God. if you truly believe there is no God you will think i am stupid for believing in one and would leave it at that..... good grief people is it that hard? </div>David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-29311574052744963782008-12-18T10:03:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:05:21.266-05:00Wow..So, I am just in awe of our youth group. Shirley and I were extremely blessed last night at the youth christmas party. all the leaders and teens go together and blessed us with a big ol' stocking with a bunch of cash in it... we are speechless and extremely grateful. We can actually go on a date now !!!!!! something my wife and i have not done in a while. <br /><br />thank you from the bottom of our hearts.<br />-DavidDavid Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-50391737789929566942008-12-10T07:15:00.000-05:002008-12-10T07:26:56.842-05:00Moral Relativism... my new focus for a while.Moral relativism to me is such a load of phooey. It is (at least the way it appears) is the moral relativist wants to live the way they want to live with no fear of consequences. in a nut shell. well here are a few things i have to say.<br /><div><br /></div><div>1. this is taken from wikipedia (such a reliable source i know ;) )</div><div>"</div>Defending relativism<br />Another critique of moral relativism which falls into this category postulates that anyone who claims that no moral absolutes exist undermines their ability to justify their own existence. According to this argument, if a moral relativist is intellectually honest, they have no right to claim that they should remain unharmed by other individuals who adhere to a subjectively determined or culturally-bound moral theory which does not regard causing harm to others, or at least moral relativists, as wrong. In this sense, it is difficult for a moral relativist to hold that they have a right to exist (and in doing so, formulate their own set of moral values) in the first place. Just as they are unable to argue that slavery, the Holocaust, etc. are ultimately immoral, moral relativists are unable to argue that the discontinuation of their own lives at the hands of another individual (who adheres to a different set of values) would be ultimately immoral, either. Moral relativists could respond by agreeing they have no objective right to live, but the subjective moral codes of most people would prevent them from harming the moral subjectivists anyway. Such a response would be seen as a gamble of varying risk. They could claim instead that it is wrong in the sense of being against their moral code, but what is important here is the behavior of the attacker; there is no necessary reason why their attacker should be swayed by someone else's personal or cultural beliefs. In this sense, it is argued, moral relativists suffer from an inability to defend their own interests, regardless of their own moral code. While this argument may not be compelling, opponents claim it shows some of the inherent shortcomings of the relativist philosophy."<div><br /></div><div>2. the basic idea of moral relativism is as far as i can see or tell this is the way it seems.</div><div>"what I'm feeling now determines what i believe for now, and you can't tell me i'm wrong or should change because it's what's right for me."</div><div>well here is my question. ok that's what's right for you, but what if what's right for me is telling you that you are wrong?" who are you to say i can't say that?</div><div><br /></div><div>here is an analogy that i like.</div><div>say you have a house that has 3 rooms. you live in the city somewhere and you rent out two of your rooms to people. say the going rate is 400$ a month per room (it's a good sized room and this includes electric water, sewage all that good stuff) so there is you and person A and person B for the first three months persons A and B both pay their rent on time and the proper amount of 400$ then month 4 comes along and person A pays their rent, but person B does not ( i know what you are asking, why is it always person B why can't it be person A? well, because i like person A that's why) so you go up to person B and say hey sucka i need the rent in 3 days or we get a late fee. person B says, oh, that sucks, but i don;t feel like i should pay rent anymore. I don;t believe i should have to pay rent anymore. here is the dilemma. YOU ARE a moral relativist, so here is my question to you. is it right or wrong to evict that person because they REFUSE to pay rent. not because they can't this is not about ethics, but morality and absolutes. is that person wrong in breaking their contract with you and not paying rent, and should you throw them out? </div><div><ul><li>YES? ______</li><li>NO? ______ </li></ul><div>please check only one. </div><div><br /></div></div>David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-17836029614584041982008-12-04T11:42:00.000-05:002008-12-04T11:57:14.234-05:00My heart breaks...I just watched a video that mocks us as christians due to our belief that gay marriage should not be. it's all about Prop 8 and how we spread hate. the video goes on to say that we don;t even live up to the bible our selves so we should just get over it and stop spreading hate. i have some thoughts on all of this. <br />1. I Love gay people. i have a good friend who is gay. i do not agree with her lifestyle, but it does not cause me to reject her in anyway. I'm there for her and will always be there for her. <br />2. i support the view of traditional marriage in the fact that it is and always should be between one man and one woman. <br />3. there is another video that takes a poke at us saying that divorce should be illegal because if gay marriage screws up kids then so does divorce. i agree. i hate divorce. i am a child of divorce. divorce at it's core is horrible and cause some serious unsteady ground for a child to stand on. before divorce seek help thats what i say.<br />4. i have no problem with people trying to use the bible to back up their beliefs either pro gay marriage or not. the only thing i ask is that you please know what you're talking about instead of just quoting something that you heard someone else say. research it for yourself. <br />5. here is my biggest thought. ok, suppose gay marriage gets to the point where it is legal in the good ol' U S of A. what's next. at what point should we say thats enough, here is what i mean. suppose gay marriage is legal as of 2010 in every state including alaska and hawaii, now let's suppose that it is the year 2015 and there is a guy who wants to marry his dog who would we be to say he couldn't do that, would equal rights be given to him to adopt a child? so the child he adopts would have a human father and a k9 mother? what if the man wanted to marry a male dog? this child would have a gay father and a gay dog as his second father. would we limit it to only being able to marry a dog? what if they wanted to marry a fish? you may be laughing right now, but we laughed years ago when we thought about same sex marriage back in the 40's and 50's and look where we are now?<br /><br />i do not support gay marriage, and no it is not hate. because i don;t hate anyone. just because you don;t support something doesn't mean you hate it. i don;t support water polo, but it doesn;t mean i hate it. <br /><br />where do we draw the line? <br />this is way to close to moral relativism for me. there are absolute truths out there. there always will be, just because we choose to ignore something does not mean it will go away.David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-75613522120372202662008-11-07T08:41:00.000-05:002008-11-07T08:47:00.771-05:00I have to shoot a dog...So I got hired by someone to shoot their dog...... with my camera anyway. so i am liking the cross lighting thing so i am probably going to use it for this dog. it's a beagle. i wonder how edgy and dramatic you can make a beagle look? we'll just have to wait and see. i'm going to try something else also that i learned on the OneLight Workshop dvd. i'm gonna use a grid spot and under expose my background like a champ for a nice saturated crazy looking dog. think it'll work? i do. so there i dont really care what you think anyway. <br /><br />on a different note... i have been asked to write for an up and coming online magazine/ blog site that is about aspiring photographers trying to go pro, tutorials for photoshop and lightroom. so i told them yes of course i would, and they said cool we'll even pay you. this site is not up yet, it will be alittle ways off, but we are apparently going to go ahead and start writing stuff and making video tutorials so there is enough back content for when the site does launch. hey it's just that much more exposure for me so i'm happy<br /><br />DONT FORGET THE ORIGINS CONFERENCE NOV 13-15 be there or i'll come find you...sucka!<br /><br />-I'm out.David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-4313749873788682562008-11-06T12:47:00.001-05:002008-11-06T12:53:06.642-05:00Cross Lightingso um yeah. working on the cross lighting thing in photography here are my results.<div><br /></div><div>RESULT # 1. ME</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidclarkphoto/3008177736/" title="Cross Light by David Clark Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/3008177736_c1a2bee722.jpg" width="367" height="500" alt="Cross Light" /></a><div><br /></div><div>exposed for the sky then under exposed the sky by 8 stops... speedlight on 1/2 power and fired away. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Result # 2.</div><div><br /></div>Eric Wann CEO<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidclarkphoto/3007519109/" title="Eric Wann CEO by David Clark Photography, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/3007519109_a6e101f40c_m.jpg" width="175" height="240" alt="Eric Wann CEO" /></a><br />same thing only under exposed the sky by 4 stops (different time of day. <div> </div> so anyway thats what i like to do.. take pictures of stuff and people.David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8233624965697943379.post-30495505263516070602008-09-17T09:38:00.000-04:002008-09-17T09:39:30.353-04:00This thing on?ok, so after years of hearing about blogging and all the who-ha that goes with it, I've decided to give it a shot and see who actually cares to hear what i've got to say. hahaha funny.David Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655484093019607906noreply@blogger.com1