Cross Church: Salvation Has Come

Hey everybody!<br /><br />Wednesday night was an amazing night for my church, <a href="http://crosschurch.com/fayetteville">Cross Church Fayetteville</a>. After opening its doors in January, Cross Church has grown tremendously and God has really blessed it. The worship minister, Jonathan Inabnit, has amazing talent and we love to watch him perform and lead worship Sunday mornings. And... apparently Meredith and I aren't the only ones who feel that way: Jonathan, along with the amazing band and choir of Cross Church Fayetteville, rocked Walton Arts Center Wednesday night to a packed house! We were honored when Jonathan asked if we could help capture it on video (no, we're not videographers, but our cameras shoot HD video and since it was for God... we couldn't really say no...haha!). Here are a couple screen grabs from the video footage I captured. Enjoy! And if you don't have a home church and want to be a part of the raddest church around, come to Cross Church Fayetteville on Wedington Sunday at 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, or 6pm!<br /><br />I was able to get some pretty awesome shots because the lighting was unbelievable!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/005.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Cross Church Fayetteville performing at Walton Arts Center" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/005.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />Packed the house!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Cross Church Fayetteville performing at Walton Arts Center" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/001.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />JennyKate has an amazing voice!<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Cross Church Fayetteville performing at Walton Arts Center" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/002.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />Jonathan at the piano... I seriously dig this shot b/c of the rad lighting...<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Cross Church Fayetteville performing at Walton Arts Center" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/003.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />Dave McKinney on the other keys...<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/004.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Cross Church Fayetteville performing at Walton Arts Center" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/004.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br />Discipleship Pastor Ronnie Parrott shared the story of Jesus' birth with the crowd.<br /><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/006.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="Cross Church Fayetteville performing at Walton Arts Center" border="0" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/1202_salvation/006.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" /></a><br /><br />I'm so proud to be a part of such a cool church where I feel welcome and loved!<br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

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Don't Judge Me...

Hey everybody!<br /><br />Today I got called up on stage at church! It's one of the very reasons I LOOOVE my church, <a href="http://crosschurch.com/fayetteville/">Cross Church Fayetteville:</a> I know and love Nick and feel super comfortable with him - so much so that I'd run up on stage in front of hundreds of people even if I don't know what I'll be doing. Anyway... today's message was a great one, and one that I always find myself guilty of... being judgemental.<br /><br />Yes, I am guilty of judging others. I see people like hitch-hikers, crazy moms in Wal-Mart, etc., and I judge. I'm being unfair because I don't know how or why they are at such-and-such point in life, and I don't ask. Even so, God tells me it's not my job to judge, and that I'll be judged by my thoughts. <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A3-5&version=NIV">Matthew 7:5</a> illustrates that I need to examine and realize my own sins instead of focusing on what others do. Check yo-self. <br /><br />You're definitely going to want to check out minute 7 (but the whole thing is good - I'm never wrong about these things)<br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/30287856?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/30287856">How Do I Live Out My Faith Before Others?</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/crosschurch">Cross Church</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />How many of us needed to hear that message today? I definitely did! Thanks Cross Church (and Nick) for being an instrument and bringing to light those areas in my life where I still struggle. <br /><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale<br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><br /><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/dont-judge-me.html" data-send="true" data-width="820" data-show-faces="true"></div><br /><div id="fb-root"></div><br /><script>(function(d, s, id) {<br /> var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];<br /> if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}<br /> js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;<br /> js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1";<br /> fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);<br />}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><br /><br /><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://benfieldphotography.blogspot.com/2011/10/dont-judge-me.html" data-num-posts="5" data-width="820"></div>

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Hey everybody! Today I got called up on stage at church! It's one of the very reasons I LOOOVE my church, Cross Church Fayetteville: I ...

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Happy 4th of July!

Hey everybody!<br /><br />Last night I had the pleasure of photographing the fireworks at the crosses for my church, <a href="http://Crosschurch.com">Crosschurch</a>. It was a really fun night shooting with Meredith. We witnessed 72 baptisms, listened to some great music from local musicians, and hung out with some of Crosschurch friends. Then, we witnessed one of the best fireworks displays I've ever seen, put on by Riverside Fireworks.<br /><br />Today, I want to wish y'all a happy 4th of July. Maybe today means spending time with your family. Maybe it means remembering family members lost to give us freedom. Maybe it means being thankful to live in a country where you have the right to live your life as you choose, to worship your God without being persecuted, to own your own business, to dictate your own life. Maybe all three, like me! Whatever the 4th means to you, I wish you a beautiful day!<br /><br />(here's a shot that I took with my iPhone last night at the celebration - I posted it on <a href="http://instagr.am/p/G600e/">my instagram</a>)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/fireworks_instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" height="474" src="http://www.benfieldphoto.com/11Blog/fireworks_instagram.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br />Talk to you soon,<br />Dale

crosschurch fireworks Happy 4th of July!

Hey everybody! Last night I had the pleasure of photographing the fireworks at the crosses for my church, Crosschurch . It was a really fun...

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