Pictorials
The Pictorials section of Veritas Chronicles invites readers to submit or explore compelling images and captions that celebrate projects, people, progress, even life itself. The diversity of cultures, geography, historic sites, portraits, and even the joy of photographic art, as displayed in this section, is meant to bring the world to our doorstep, positively, and optimistically. Reader submissions are invited.
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The Principle of the Burning Bush Moses and his burning bush experience was unique in all of scripture and history, but the way in which he turned aside from his intended path has occasional merit as a modern principle.
One of the two most spectacular sunrises I have ever seen … I am not a collector of things, but I do love to frame beautiful scenes and moments in my mind, and when possible, with my camera at the ready, I take the shot. Sunrises and early mornings are at the top of my…
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The Principle of the Burning Bush Moses and his burning bush experience was unique in all of scripture and history, but the way in which he turned aside from his intended path has occasional merit as a modern principle.
One of the two most spectacular sunrises I have ever seen … I am not a collector of things, but I do love to frame beautiful scenes and moments in...
Gaggle of Geese | Gifts of God A Day of Thanksgiving. Today. Every day. Rising above the gaggle and grind of daily life, above the mayhem, we can see and be grateful, on all days, for the heavenly pattern unfolding here on earth.
Somewhere in the MidWest of the United States. Driving along a country road, another year but the same time of year as this season of...
LEST WE FORGET: Armistice Day | Remembrance Day | Veterans Day November 11 means slightly different things in different parts of the world, but in one way it means the same to everyone that recognizes this day: respect, honor, and reverent silence.
The author’s father, Waldon C. Rancie, circa 1940, in his Army Engineers Corps uniform, before service in Palestine, Egypt, and Darwin. He served...
Ruth Slenczynska: A Masterclass in Resilience How a 99-Year-Old Pianist and Rachmaninoff’s Last Living Pupil Inspired Me to Live With Perseverance and Purpose
Scrolling through my social media feed, I recently came across a link to a CBS News segment from 2022 that stopped me in my tracks. Its description...
Where to, the wind?
Wind turbines, like those in Wyoming, above, are prominent along large stretches of Interstate I-80 According to the USGS (US Geological Survey)...
What Chance Did Uriah Have? He had the proverbial, Buckley's Chance, or Buckley's and none, or zero chance of survival. Modern images of the ancient world highlight King David's treachery.
William Buckley was a famous runaway convict in Australia’s colonial days. He fled the first penal settlement in Victoria in 1803, believing he...
The Eye in the Sky | An Invitation to Story London, England. Each historic landmark stands as a chapter, inviting us to step into "story," to weave our own tale, to blend history, experience, wonder, and faith, leading to an enduring triumph.
London, a city steeped in history. On a wet and cool afternoon (not surprising weather in England any time of day or time of year), the London Eye...
Chicago, Chicago On any Sunday (no words needed)
Chicago | Song by Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle Now, this could only happen to a guy like meAnd only happen in a town like thisSo may I say to...
Is it a train, or is it a trick? With so many image editing tools available today, it's sometimes hard to know what is real and what is editing magic.
Is it a train? You can see lights, and rail tracks, and rail power lines, and maybe a hint of a rail station or rail crossing. But can you see a...
Old and New 600 year old ruins, the original Panama City setting, frame modern downtown Panama City, Panama | Poppet heads frame the rich mining history of Butte, Montana
These ruins just outside modern day Panama City, from the 1500’s, reflect the optimism and hope of earlier generations. The site includes a large...
Contemplation | What’s On Your Mind? It depends what you are doing, and why?
What do they think about while on duty, motionless, mostly expressionless? Buckingham Palace, London. The King’s Guard. Sentries at Buckingham...
Boots’n’all White gloves and worn-in boots in stark contrast. Marine Corps graduation day at Parris Island, South Carolina. New graduates, ready to take their place in the United States Armed Forces.
The Marine Corps is a component of the Department of the Navy, and maintains both amphibious and ground units for contingency and combat operations....
North, to Alaska, go north, the rush is on! In the 1960 movie, the rush north is to find gold. There’s a different rush to Alaska these days, the adrenalin rush of fishing and hunting. The gold came to an end. Is this rush more sustainable?
The Klondike gold rush was in 1896. Mining is still an important part of the present day Alaskan economy, which is based on oil production, fishing,...
The Price of Liberty is Eternal Vigilance A telling incident from Tel Aviv, the day Ronald Reagan died, June 5, 2004.
Above, the US embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel. It was coincidental that I was in that city on the day the news flashed around the world, that the 40th...
Conquering the Beasts Red rock country in Utah is a favorite climbing playground for the serious business of taming the beasts of terrain and fear. A female climber show how it's done.
Agatha Christie’s Mystery, “Appointment with Death,” Never Solved the Greater Mystery of Petra The real mystery is what happened to the Nabataeans who built and abandoned Petra? No one knows. Planet Earth is full of history mysteries. This is just one of them.
Agatha Christie's Appointment with Death is a 1938 novel and play that features the Nabataean city of Petra, in the country of Jordan, as...
Life Finds a Way A tour of Bangkok, adaptability and ingenuity
We published another pictorial featuring innovation despite dire circumstances in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, following the Indian Ocean tsunami. This...
Necessity Fosters Ingenuity The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was a huge calamity affecting millions but it also produced examples of human ingenuity under any conditions. Here is one example.
On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami washed around the land masses surrounding the Indian Ocean. The US’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Natural Marvels A winter's day. Regardless of season, nature is always wondrous. Sometimes pictures say more than one could ever hope to convey with words.
Lies Told With Truth Truth, not merely mockery of truth, means honoring the intention of what is being said as well as accurately reporting what is being communicated.
During my wanderings in many countries, including several Near East, Middle East and Far East countries, I have participated in a plethora of...
Light. Revealing. Inspiring. Alive.
Early morning in the late fall, Cody, Wyoming Evening sun, near Bedford, Pennsylvania Under the flight path, Pittsburgh Airport A fall sunset in the...
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Are Diminishing But the long walk, minus adequate oxygen at nearly 20,000 feet, is filled with diverse encounters that enrich one's perspectives on life itself.
Poli, poli, say the guides, constantly, slowly, slowly, you can make it to the top if you climb slowly and let your body adjust without excessive...
