FROM THE CHILL 6 A.M. AIR outside Cracker Barrel to the quiet warmth of a college basketball game with his closest family, Hershael W. York’s day is busy, but punctuated with coffee, family, and yes — Kentucky basketball. Photographer Emil
Handke followed the Victor and Louise Lester Professor
of Christian Preaching and pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church for an entire workday, providing a unique viewpoint for the SBTS preacher/professor.
EARLY MORNING – JAN. 31, 2017 – FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
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DRIVING (Right) | 9:38 a.m. | York makes the 45-minute drive from Frankfort to Louisville every Tuesday and Thursday for his 11:30 a.m. Christian Preaching class.
MIDDAY – JAN. 31, 2017 – SOUTHERN SEMINARY
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AT COMPUTER (Right) | 12:45 p.m. | Email is an ongoing project for most pastors. York finds pockets of time to answer his hundreds of unread messages.
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AFTERNOON – JAN. 31, 2017 – BUCK RUN
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STAFF MEETING (Top Right), PT. 2 | 3:37 p.m. | Pastoral staff settles by a fireplace in the church lobby.
COFFEE AND EMAIL (Bottom Right)| 5:21 pm | Afternoon espresso. “Oh, that’s good, man that’s good. Just hits the spot.”
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EVENING – JAN. 31, 2017 – FRANKFORT
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SKYPE WITH GRAMMY (Bottom Right)| 8:16 p.m. | York’s wife, Tanya (or “Grammy” to certain diminutive company) is out of town, so Skype will have to do for one night.
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