Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
Note: Sorry to miss last week’s post! If you are just jumping into the “Travel as Pilgrimage” series, here is a link to the intro blog. Otherwise click the link on the right column for all the posts. Tucked close to its neighboring countries of Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro and lining the coast of the Adriatic …
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Something in me wasn’t settled. Not indigestion, but something that still made my stomach a bit weary. I first heard about this peacemaking mission to the Middle East over a year ago and have been sensing a calling to be part of it from the beginning. With deadlines coming down to the wire, I was …
(My Monday “Travel as Pilgrimage” post will have to wait until Wednesday this week) There is a soup kitchen a few blocks from our house that provides two warm meals for local homeless each day near downtown San Diego. They are the longest standing soup kitchen in SD and one of the only ones still …
It was New Year’s day and the streets of Barcelona, Spain were full of white lights and endless energy. Jan and I slowly strolled down Las Rambles (Barcelona’s most popular street) and took in scene. There is something about being in a different culture that puts you on your heals a little bit. Not knowing …
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Thanks to the generosity of a close friend, my family got to get away this week for a much needed few days of downtime up in Big Bear, CA. We are staying in a sweet little condo with a full kitchen, fireplace and patio. Janny and I came up for a weekend retreat I was …
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