Travel as Pilgrimage #2: Hearty Beards & Interfaith Dialog

My pilgrimage of expanded worldview and renewed eyes for God’s diverse and growing Kingdom takes us to London, England.  If your are just jumping into this series, read my introduction to the Travel as Pilgrimage series. Speaker’s Corner There is a park in the middle of London that has one area designated as “Speaker’s Corner.” …

Travel as Pilgrimage #1: Costa Rica

Today I explore the first stop in a series I am calling “Travel as Pilgrimage.” Click here for an intro to the series.  My hope is that these experiences and stories will do two things: 1. Expand our worldviews to the extent that we realize God’s Kingdom is alive and advancing in people/regions of the world …

Travel as Pilgrimage

I recently read a book with an illustration that profoundly resonated with my life experience.  The author (Paul F. Knitter) compares one’s inherited worldview (culture, tradition, geography, etc.) to that of a telescope.  A telescope offers a beautiful and clear view of a few starts in the sky, but it fails to offer such a …

A Day in the Life of a Palestinian Revolutionary

I have enjoyed and been challenged by reading Burnside Writers Collective for the past 5+ years.  BWC is “a Christian magazine presenting an alternative to franchise faith.“ It has Donald Miller roots and this past week I had the honor of having written the feature article. The article tells the story of one of our …