Ken Duncan is the number one panoramic photographer in the world and has donated many hours of his talent to our ministry over the years. Ken is once again sharing his talent, his time and skills exclusively with our ministry. Ken has recently took a trip to the Holy Land, where he captured the steps where Jesus walked.

RAS: This morning we are thrilled to have with us an extraordinary artist, all the way from Australia, Ken Duncan. Ken is the number one panoramic photographer in the world and has donated many hours of his talent to our ministry over the years. Ken is once again sharing his talent, his time and skills exclusively with our ministry. Ken has recently took a trip to the Holy Land, where he captured the steps where Jesus walked, and today is here to share with us what he’s doing. Please join me in welcoming to the Crystal Cathedral, Ken Duncan. Ken, God loves you, and so do I.

KD: Well thank you. I love you guys very much and I love being here, so thank you.
RAS: You’ve done wonderful things for our ministry, you’ve done several different books and you’ve recently been now to the Holy Land, is that right?

KD: Yes, but I’ve been doing a book on where Jesus walked and it was sort of quite an exciting adventure for me.

RAS: So what was some of the most exciting parts for you in Israel, and the Holy Land?

KD: Well, to be at the Sea of Galilee and you know the fishermen are still there, still doing it pretty similar to the times of when Peter and the disciples used to fish there. So, I actually hung out with the fishermen and sometimes we’d actually cook fish just on the shore of the Sea of Galilee on a little pile of sticks. So it was just, for me, when you go to a place, it very much links you more really to the story. And that’s what it did for me. Sitting on tops of mountains where I know Jesus would have sat and just talking to God, it was just a great adventure.

RAS: Well, you have something special that you’ve brought with you, I understand.

KD: Yes I do. Just here, this is a gift for the ministry because I wanted to share these wonderful cups we’ve put together of some of the highlights of some of the spots that I found when I was on the adventure. And they’re not just your typical, you know, shots, they’re shots that probably haven’t changed much and since the time of Christ. So hopefully we can share the adventure with others.

RAS: So you’ve put these on some mugs and some cups with some different verses on them.

KD: Yeah, well you guys helped us with the scriptures and I just love the scriptures, because they’re so appropriate to the actual shots, when you read them. So, you know, as you’re drinking your coffee, it’ll just remind you of how real the story of Jesus is.

RAS: This is absolutely spectacular. Would you tell me what you did here? What this is, what I’m looking at and..

KD: Well this one..

RAS: ..explain it to me.

KD: ..this one’s up at Philippi Cesaria and its called Bayonous Waterfall. Now, this is exactly like it would have been in the times of Jesus. So Jesus would have walked..

RAS: Spectacular.

KD: ..past this waterfall, and He may have stopped there, and He may have even had a swim there. But He would have had to go past this waterfall, so when you sit there, you just feel like you’re really there and you know, and for me it’s very important sometimes not to just to go and see places, but to sit there and just hear the Lord, He’ll begin to speak to you. That’s what I felt, anyhow.

RAS: And the Bible verse is Revelation 7:17, it says, “The shepherd will lead you to a fountain of living water.”

KD: Isn’t that beautiful? You know? So..

RAS: What a way to begin a day.

KD: It’s a wonderful way, exactly.

RAS: And there’s more, there’s four of them, aren’t there. What is this one?

KD: Well this one..

RAS: Tell me about this.

KD: ..this one’s like what the Garden of Gethsemane would have looked like. These trees are olive trees and they’re over a thousand years old. And this is the place where Jesus said to Peter, who am I? And he said you are the Son of God. And he said only God could have revealed that to you. And I love this because it says “Abide in me and I in you. I am the vine, and you are the branches.” You know, it’s so true: when you abide in Jesus, your life’s an adventure.

RAS: Yeah, you abide in Christ and you find the fulfillment that the branches need, don’t you. Tell me about this one, Ken, that’s so beautiful..

KD: Oh..

RAS: ..look at that rainbow.

KD: Well look, this is the place of temptations, where Jesus was tempted by the enemy. And you know that particular day, I was getting rained on, I was there for sunrise, my wife had rung up, there were financial problems at home, and I’m going Lord, you know, You told me to do this project and you know things seem to be going wrong and all of a sudden I just felt Him say son, stop worrying. I will look after that, all you’ve got to do is do what I’ve called you to do. And I said, okay Lord, I can no longer worry, over to You. And then as soon as I got that mind set, all of a sudden a double rainbow comes out right in front of me, like a confirmation.

RAS: Not one, but two!

KD: Two! You can see where God’s always..

RAS: That’s spectacular.

KD: ..more than enough. And I just thought Lord You are so good. And you know what, from that moment on, finances came in supernaturally into the business to enable me to continue the journey, so He’s a good God. So.. a..

RAS: Yes He is.

KD: ..very special man.

RAS: And what’s the Bible verse that we have with it, “God remembered His holy promise and brought us out with joy.”

KD: Isn’t that the truth, though?

RAS: Isn’t that wonderful? There’s actually four cups in this set, aren’t there?

KD: That’s right. And this one says “He said to the seas, peace, be still, and there was a great calm.” Now this is the Mount of Beatitudes and this is the actual Sea of Galilee in the background.

RAS: It looks purple, it’s so beautiful.

KD: And.. you know well you have all these beautiful flowers, at sunrise..

RAS: Yes..

KD: ..and when I was there, the flowers, there was a big storm there, and the flowers were dancing all over the place and I thought, Lord, I’m not going to be able to photograph this. You know, they’re moving too fast. And then all of a sudden, He just stopped the wind. It just stopped like that for one minute. I got the shot, and then the wind came back, but He’s an awesome God. So that’s very appropriate. “He said to the sea, peace be still, and there was a great calm.” That’s the truth.

RAS: Wow. Well God’s been a tremendous calm in your life, hasn’t He?

KD: Look, He’s just such an awesome God. He loves us so much. All of the things in our lives; the little things to the big things, He’s paid for.

RAS: Well we want to thank you for your beautiful donation of your time, of giving yourself to the gospel of Jesus Christ, going to the Holy Land and giving us these fabulous panoramic photographs and then putting them on these cups for us. Thank you Ken, we appreciate you very much. If you would like to get one of these beautiful cups, just write to me at Robert Schuller, Garden Grove California, or call 1-800-9-POWER-9. That’s 1-800-9-POWER-9 and we’ll send you one. And so we thank you so much Ken, for your generosity and your love.

KD: Well it’s my appreciation because it was through you that I came to know Jesus, so I can never give back enough. Thank you so much. Love you guys.

RAS: Well Ken, God loves you and so do we.