Tim Ristow

Notes from the Journey

Faith, family, creativity, and the stories that shape us.

June 18, 2022 · Tim Ristow

My Father, the Storyteller

Leonard Ristow, Jr. told stories through cameras, through his grandsons, and from the pulpit — and taught me to see creatively with my mind as well as my eyes.

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June 13, 2020 · Tim Ristow

The Making of Crossing Jordan

How a history video for Concordia University Texas became Crossing Jordan — a documentary about people, memory, and a campus that would soon be gone.

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February 21, 2016 · David Goeke

My Journey Through Crossing Jordan

David Goeke recalls preserving Concordia University Texas’s history and the friendships behind the documentary Crossing Jordan.

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