Hal Samples

The Bible talks about God directing our paths and, while I know that some people use this as an excuse for making every mundane event a miracle, I feel that I've been truly knocked south by the work of Hal Samples (also check out here). Hal is a photographer/filmmaker who is working on a documentary called "Dreamtown." It's focused on homelessness here in Dallas. Hal provided the backdrop for a recent lead story in the Dallas Observer. You can read it here.

Our paths crossed through a network of "small pieces loosely joined" called the City Core Initiative. I've been serving on the board of this group for several years now and have had the opportunity to hear Hal and break bread with him on several occasions.

Hal Samples is an artist of great vision. But, more importantly, he's a person of great heart. We're hoping to have him at church on Christmas Eve to share some of his vision and ministry with us, but for those of you who may never have the chance to see his work anywhere else, I just wanted to share this with you, partly because I love what Hal is doing, but also because I seriously love the blues. And you won't hear better harmonica playing than you'll hear from Scrap Iron Ford, the man in this video.

Here's your Sample sample.

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[MELMOSA]

HAL:

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A LIAR????

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LIE TO THE CITY, AND THE WORLD THAT YOU WERE IN ‘RECOVERY’?

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE 2 FELONY CHARGES AGAINST YOU FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS ACROSS A STATE LINE?

HOW WILL IT FEEL TO BE IN PRISON?

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO LIE TO A WOMAN YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW……AND TURN YOUR BACK ON HER, AND BETRAY HER? AND THEN LIE ABOUT HER CHARACTER, AND PUBLICLY HUMILIATE HER? TRASH TALK HER AND TELL LIES ABOUT HER TO MAKE YOURSELF CONTINUE TO LOOK LIKE A ‘HERO’ WHEN ALL YOU REALLY ARE IS A ZERO??????