A quote from Greg Laurie (@greglaurie)

“Victory is not won by evacuation.” —Winston Churchill
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Jersey City Sunset

A long exposure captures a dynamic sunset over Jersey City, New Jersey. According to photographer Tsuyoshi Shirahama, it was a perfect day to take sunset photos, with strong winds causing the many clouds to move quickly. “I selected [a neutral density] filter without hesitation” to get this effect, Shirahama writes.

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A quote from Wayne Hilsden (@WayneHilsden)

When finding faults use a mirror not a microscope.
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Dunes

The Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park offer an eerie soundtrack to visitors who decide to make their way up the sandy slopes—a mysterious phenomenon known as singing sand results in heavy bass notes and drones that sound like they come from airplanes. The booming sounds only add to the desolate beauty of the dunes, the tallest in California.

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A quote from Todd Adkins (@ToddAdkins)

I find myself in need a little more coffee and a lot more Jesus today.
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Close encounter

While diving in the Galápagos Islands, Sandro Lonardi took a break between dives to snorkel with sea lions. “At first they were all on the island, but slowly they entered the water and started to play with us,” says the Your Shot member. “They were a bit shy, but as I started to imitate them, they become more familiar and started to get closer and closer. It was a great moment.”

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A quote from Jarrid Wilson (@JarridWilson)

“God loves to take broken and busted up people and do amazing things through them.”—@DanielFusco
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Upturned branches

Socotra Island, located off the southeast coast of Yemen, is known for its lush biodiversity—and strange plant life. Dracaena cinnabari—more commonly known as the dragon’s blood tree—is the island’s iconic species, with its upturned branches perfectly adapted to capturing moisture.

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A quote from Thomas McDaniels (@ThomasMcDaniels)

Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.
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Those lion eyes

When photographer Hannes Lochner set up his camera at a water hole in South Africa’s Kalahari, he tried hiding it from curious lions because “they might play with it or carry it off,” he writes. “On this particular evening, I was in my vehicle just as the sun was setting, the dust in the air creating a special kind of Kalahari light, and a pride of lions arrived. By repeatedly clicking the shutter, I coaxed the ever curious cubs forward.”

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