Praying with the Eyes – by Douglas Brauner
Praying With The Eyes began on September 6, 2012 after only one day of thought. Though only an amateur photographer, my computer hard drive was growing with gigabytes of pictures. As I’ve grown as a photographer I’ve looked for ways to share my pictures. I’ve donated prints to different auctions, posted photographs of my travels on Facebook, and used them for various other purposes. But I wanted to do more with them.
On September 5, 2012 the idea of posting a daily devotional blog that featured one of these pictures was hatched and the next day I post my first blog introducing these devotions. My first devotional blog, Even Batman Needs a Cave, posted on September 7. I wrote a new blog every day for the first year of PWTE’s existence (a major accomplishment in my life), and have continued posting devotions ever since.
An article I read by Dewitt Jones in the Outdoor Photographer inspired the name, Praying With The Eyes. In this article he wrote about praying with his eyes, or something like that. The name stuck with me. It reflects what I’ve attempted to do with these blogs, namely, to connect the beauty of God’s Word with the Beauty of God’s Creation, or, praying with the eyes.
My belief that God is the Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier influences my photography. Landscapes are not just landscapes, they are forms and features created by God. All people, whether they know Christ or not, are creatures of his gracious hands and people for whom Christ died. Sinner/saints who struggle to live their faith in this one God fill the church. This is the person behind the lens of his cameras.
It’s also the person behind the writing of the PWTE daily devotions. I firmly believe that God emptied heaven of his Son, Jesus Christ. His sacrifice on a cross has redeemed me a lost and condemned person. Many of these blogs act as a journal of my life. I don’t write with that intent, but I don’t hide my struggles, and I don’t hide my thanks for God’s gracious work in my life.
Copyright Douglas P Brauner
As the PWTE ministry grew it became clear that instead of these devotional posts appearing in Blogspot, I needed a website. The website is not about Doug Brauner, it’s about people sharing their faith in Jesus Christ with a larger community. Yes, my daily devotional blogs appear on the website, along with other devotional writers, but so do other blogs on various topics from different authors as we all seek to connect the beauty of God’s Word with the beauty of his creation even though we might not all be photographers.
So, in May of 2015 the PWTE website was born. PWTE is now a ministry of Family of Christ Lutheran Church.
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
OUR MISSION
Reaching those who don’t yet know Jesus Christ by strengthening and equipping those who do.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We hope, as you visit and worship with us, you will experience a truly sincere time of connection with God and with every person you encounter. We are far from perfect. We are each just trying to love Jesus and others as best we can. And we are definitely not your typical Lutheran church. We have a wide variety of folks coming through our doors and living life in our community during the week. Many may be lifelong believers. Some are brand new believers. And there are people who are just checking out this “Jesus” thing. Wherever you fit along that spectrum, you are welcome! We want you to feel like family…
WHAT IS OUR WORSHIP LIKE?
We have two different styles of worship offered on Sunday morning – classic and modern. Whether you enjoy traditional hymns on the organ (our 8:00am service) or a worship team and full band (our 9:45am & 11:15am services), you will experience an upbeat, passionate time of celebration and worship. Messages are taught directly from the Bible and geared to challenge and encourage you, while being applicable to our daily lives.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU
No matter where you are in life’s journey – believing, unbelieving, strong in faith or struggling – we want you to know you’re welcome here. We encourage you to ask life’s hard questions and try to figure out not only what God has to say about those topics, but what it may look like to then live out God’s Word.
SERVICE TIMES AND DIRECTIONS
8:00am – Classic Service (1 hour)
9:45am – Modern Service (1 hour)
11:15am – Modern Service (1 hour)
Check out our live stream HERE.
DIRECTIONS:
(If you are coming from Interstate 25)
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Head East on Baptist Road.
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Turn right on Leather Chaps Drive.
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Turn Immediately Right onto the frontage road.
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Follow frontage road to church parking lot.
Google Maps DIRECTIONS
ADDRESS:
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
675 W Baptist Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
719-481-2255
Click on this link to visit the Family of Christ Lutheran Church website!