Category: Travel
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Glory to God Alone: The Life of J.S. Bach
This is a documentary I produced while working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I re-post it here, in honor of J.S. Bach’s birthday! Soli Deo Gloria! Glory to God Alone: The Life of J. S. Bach, is an award winning introduction to the great composer. Awarded the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award for best in…
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Eskimo Testimonies
Every now and then, I think back on a visit Jim Quattrocki, Bob Elliott and I made to Alaska’s Seward Peninsula in September, 1994. Eskimo Testimonies is a 7-minute video we produced for Mosaic, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We spent 12 days touring Eskimo villages like Brevig Mission, Wales…
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Faithful Travel with Rick Steves
My friend Rick Steves is on the cover of the February Christian Century. Check out his interview and then check out the video I did with him a while back titled: Faithful Travel. The video links Rick’s travel philosophy with his faith.
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Wrapping Things up in Haiti
Packing up my equipment and belongings as my time in Haiti draws to a close, thoughts and emotions percolate. I was invited to come to Haiti two weeks after the January 2010 earthquake that leveled much of Port Au Prince and the surrounding countryside by the ELCA Disaster Response and the Lutheran World Federation. As…
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Heading to Haiti
ELCA Disaster Response, ACT Alliance and the Lutheran World Federation are sending me to Haiti to record images and reflections following the January 2010 earthquake. I will travel via convoy through the Dominican Republic to Port Au Prince. Your prayers for those affected and for myself as I travel are greatly appreciated! After you pray,…
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Chicago Winter
In winter, Chicago’s lakefront beauty is apparent. These shots were recorded on the lakefront trail near North Avenue Beach. www.frakesproductions.com
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Brookfield Zoo, Holiday Magic
Each December, the Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois hosts Holiday Magic, a festival of lights, ice and animals.
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Mourning Into Dancing: IVAP Visit
Laughter, tears and dancing mark our Iraqi Voices Amplification Project Team visit with Iraqi refugee families in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Ancient Byblos
While in Lebanon, we visited Byblos, an ancient city just north of Beirut. It is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It is was also a great place for the IVAP team to get a sense of the historical depth that is woven into the fabric of the Middle…
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Bus Rides and Music
Members of the IVAP team spend the day with 60 Iraqi refugee children on a bus ride up to a mountain retreat outside Beirut, Lebanon.