Christopher Hays

Oct 17, 2024 | christiancentury.org | Christopher Hays |Richard B. Hays |Stacey E. Simpson |Wendell Berry

Should Christians who uphold the Bible as the word of God have to choose between love of God and love of the queer people in their lives? While the answer may seem obvious to most readers of this magazine, to many Christian it isn’t at all obvious. In posing the question, I am reminded of an openly gay teenage boy I knew whose parents sent him to an evangelical school.

Aug 10, 2024 | landscapephotographymagazine.com | Christopher Hays

Only recently did I begin to take photography seriously. I went step-by-step learning the basics of camera settings – aperture, shutter speed, ISO – and how they affected the resulting image. Next, I learned about composition – shapes, color theory, framing, leading lines – and how the crafted mood and emotion within an image. This image was the first image I captured utilizing all the knowledge I had gained with intention.