Camino II — We Begin
Yep, that Saint James, the patron saint that we will be walking with on the Camino — starting today — 4/29. We look ready, ...
Camino II — All The “Lovely” People
Where Do They All Come From? One of the beautiful gifts in traveling, especially to Europe, is variety of people. It’s a ...
Camino II — Maybe a little too much Mary?
Mary On Display and for Sale Mary is everywhere here, as she was in the cathedrals and churches in Spain where Sally and I ...
A Dog’s Death—A Family’s Grief
Not The Same, I know I know that there is a difference between the death of a child and the death of a dog, or any animal pet. I’m not oblivious to this important distinction. If you have lost a child or someone too soon, then grant me leeway please. I know the two are not the same, but I also ...
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Riding the Waves
Religious Waves I’m told by surfers that the key to surfing is not riding the wave, but catching it. As a pastor for over 40 years I tried to catch and then ride every wave that came my way. There was, for one, the church growth movement in the early 80s. A guy named Lyle Schaller was the ...
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Holy Wound
(The Sixth Wound of Jesus—carrying the cross.) Call To Prayer June 25, 2007 It is Sunday morning, four o’clock, and I am standing on the roof terrace just outside our apartment in East Jerusalem. It is jet lag that has me awake at this 4th watch of the night. And it’s dark – no ...
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Father Abraham and Sons
Old Man Look At My Life (A Bible Story) The old man reclines with his back against a bent old tree. It’s hard to tell one from the other, both look tired. It is the middle of the day and the old man is sleeping, snoring softly with his head leaning down on his right ...
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