Author Archives: Jim Baker

10.12.09 – higher calling

What do you see below? Just simply a picture of 5 cell phones? Hardly. Recently we’ve been asking what serves as a distraction at Higher Calling which is the name of the churches youth ministry. During worship tonite, a student came and dropped their cell phone in the middle of the floor where we were […]

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10.11.09 – pumpkin carving

And a bit of a disclaimer… the last post was not meant to scare anyone. I’ve gotten some concerned responses to my asking for prayer. Nothing is wrong, the transition is just hard, three HUGE life changes all at once. We were just simply asking for prayer, thank you all for your concern though. hmmm… […]

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10.10.09 – fall is here

I went for a short walk today, up one side of my street then back down the other. It was great to just be at a walking pace and be able to take the time to take things in. Fall is very different here than where I grew up in Columbia, MD. The colors are […]

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10.09.09 – Heather’s senior portraits

Wednesday Jess and I did senior portraits for Heather who is a part of our youth program. We were attacked by swarms of gnats from time to time but Heather did an AWESOME job. Here are my favorite 5 of the shoot. Check out my other photography on flickr.JIM baker

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10.07.09 – my view and what I should be doing…

I’m sitting in my office right now, my window is being held open by a large conch shell because for some reason the window didn’t want to catch and stay open on its own. Its a funny contrast because its 48 degrees here and the seashell reminds me of hawaii, and my weather widget tells […]

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10.05.09 – First POST!

Hey everyone… Some of you know me, some of you don’t, I’m Jim Baker. I just moved to Jamestown NY and… my wife Jess and I are youth pastoring atPraise Fellowship in Russell PA. This will be a place for my wife and I to share our lives with people from all over the world, […]

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