25)"Snow" by Zach Winters

Paste Magazine calls Zach Winters’ songs “perfect for a hushed afternoon in the season that bears his name.” The new 15-song album, Monarch, is ruminating and warm, with strings and pianos carrying forward Winters’ unique brand of folk.
In 2015, Winters has been on tour throughout the US, musically migrating with his family and playing shows with Josh Garrels, Will Reagan, A Boy & His Kite, and Aaron Strumpel. October will see him traveling to the Southern Hemisphere to join Holly Arrowsmith for shows throughout Australia & New Zealand. He has had the honor to sing for Syrian refugees, laboring mothers, orphans in Mexico, and his friends, neighbors and family. He & his family reside on the Great Plains.  Check out his music at http://zachwinters.bandcamp.com

24)"Take My Wretched Thinking" Kendall Faust

Name: Kendall Faust Birthplace/Current City: Pensacola, FL Prime Occupation: Videography Fun Fact: Could consume crawfish everyday.

Music: https://soundcloud.com/kendall-faust

Creative Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/fundementia

Professional Video: https://www.youtube.com/c/kendallfaust

23)Photography by Krista Kahsen

Krista Kahsen is a young photographer, church pianist, and hometown missionary in Michigan. She is currently studying English through CollegePlus and enjoys being a camp counselor when she gets the chance. Check out her blog and like her photography page below:

www.inksimpressionsandivory.blogspot.com

www.flickr.com/kristarosephotography

22)"Redemption Knocked" Krista Kahsen

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

Throughout that day

I washed and cleaned

scrubbed and swept

My Inn - From top to bottom

Preparing for

The native travelers

Who worn and tired

Needed a place to lay

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

One by one

I welcomed each guest

Offered them water

And a key to their room

Pristine and perfect

Were each of their spaces

Lain with clean linens

And bowls - To wash their faces

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

Retired to my bed

At half-past ten

I contented myself

With the work I had done

Each guest now lies

Quite comfortably still

In the beds and the places

That I crafted for them

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

Knocked.

Knock.

Knocking.

That persistent knock- who could it be?

The rooms are filled

The door has been shut

I cannot possibly take another

From out of my slumber

I walk to the door

To open and behold

A young couple - Standing there

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

Asking for a corner

Maybe a crumble too

Of my possessions to share

I shook my head -

And said I had nothing

The man pleaded and begged

Telling of the child

That was nearly due

“I don’t have room” -

Was all I could say

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

I thought for a moment

Of the bed where I sleep

Surely I could give up

One night for these travelers

But no!

I hadn’t washed my linens

Nor swept my floors -

I hadn’t dusted the corners

Or patched the lingering holes

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

I mustn’t let them in.

I mustn’t let them see.

Me behind -

My generosity

So turning they went

Away from my Door

To settle in the Stable

On the straw-strewn floor

Redemption knocked

At my door

It was a normal night -

and nothing more

Krista Kahsen is a young photographer, church pianist, and hometown missionary in Michigan. She is currently studying English through CollegePlus and enjoys being a camp counselor when she gets the chance. Check out her blog and like her photography page below:

www.inksimpressionsandivory.blogspot.com

www.flickr.com/kristarosephotography

21)Winter Photography by Anthony Plato

Kelso, Scottish Borders

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Inverness

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Kelso, Scottish Borders

Glasgow

Kelso, Scottish Borders

Kelso, Scottish Borders

Anthony Plato is a photographer and mad scientist in Glasgow, Scotland.  Check out his photography on Flickr.