I have enjoyed every year that God has allowed me to go the mission field, but I must say, this was the greatest year yet. God really touched my heart this year. We visited churches, talked to amazing people, preached in public schools, stayed in a rural home in the mountains, and were heartbroken at the leper hospital.  If you would like to view pictures I took from the trip, visit the North Valley Baptist Church Philippines Missions Page. You can also watch the video we made for our Missions Conference entitled, Making a Difference. I ... Read More

Here is some of the gear that I bring on the Missions Trip. I have the awesome opportunity to go with our church on the annual missions trip.  I document the whole trip with pictures, a blog and video.  (Check out the Missions trip website – real content will be available on October 6)  It has been an annual trip for me, and I love it!  It is truly a highlight of my year.  I covet your prayers. During the trip, I will take thousands of photos, hours of video, work on daily blog posts for nvbc.org, and have the privilege to preach ... Read More

View the screencast on your iPhone. Photoshop actions save a great deal of time, if you have multiple images to work on.  This screencast shows you how to create a Photoshop action of an image reflection.  It also explains how to run the action on a whole folder of images using Batch in Photoshop.  You can create a Photoshop action for anything that you have to do repeatedly. For instance, if you need to resize multiple photos, or if you have hundreds of photos that you want to make black and white, actions are the way to go.   I would ... Read More

Create a realistic bordered photo effect using this Photoshop action.  Watch the screencast and download the action. Download the Photoshop action here. You will need to unzip the action, then follow the screencast. I would recommend watching the screencast in HD for better viewing. Watch the screencast on your iPhone. Michael ... Read More

The idea behind this blog is to help people involved in the media ministry of their churches. This post however could be a help to anyone on the go. Due to the nature of my job, I find it hard to accomplish everything during normal business hours.  Some of my most productive hours are long after others have gone to bed.  Because of this, I need tools that help me to work from home as much as possible.  Here are 3 of the tools that I use often to work on the go and at home.  All these are supported on both a mac and a pc. 1.  ... Read More

Why Start a Blog? I’m not the greatest writer. I don’t really like to write (I would much rather design something). I’m not sure I have anything people would want to read. Soooo…..why start a blog? Well, I wanted to learn something new, so last night I decided to install a blog on my website. It really didn’t take long (thanks to great documentation from Wordpress). The more I thought about it, the more I thought, “I may actually be able to write some things that could be helpful to others like ... Read More