Churches

In 2020, the time of social distancing, work from home and gatherings of no more than 10 people, a friend gifted me with a beautiful book about historic churches in Texas.  The book, filled with sketch drawings accompanied by a description of the historical significance of each church would become a sort of road map.  With book in hand, I set off on a journey to see and photograph these historic places of worship.  Accompanied by my almost-trustworthy GPS, worship music on the radio and my camera, I spent my Saturday’s exploring the dusty country roads of Texas in search of the churches I’d read about.  Along the way, I would often stumble upon other country churches to add to my collection.  As I walked the grounds, peered through stained glass windows and occasionally sat on an old wooden pew, I reflected on all of the lives that must have been changed over the years as they heard the Gospel perhaps for the very first time.  I thought about the hundreds of hymns lifted in praise as people came together to worship.  At a time when our country was so divided, I looked at these churches of varying denominations of the Christian faith and was reminded that as believers in Christ we are all united as different parts of the Bride of Christ.  Lastly, I was reminded that though beautiful and filled with history, these are just buildings, made by man and that the true church are the men and women who love Christ.