This is the continued story from my journal of the walk from D.C. to Pittsburgh, learning the gospel of John by heart. Here I am still in the preparation phase. It is April, 2008.Two days ago, I said good-bye to the congregation and my responsibilities for three months, and now I am eager to begin my new work, learning John. The gospel starts out with … [Read more...] about Chapter 4: Packing Matters
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Chapter 3; Walking Prayer
The continued story from my journal of the walk from D.C. to Pittsburgh, learning the gospel of John by heart. Here I am still in the preparation phase. It is October 2007.When I tell people about the coming walk, they frequently express concern. Are you walking alone? they ask. I assure them that I am walking with my dog Chester and that his … [Read more...] about Chapter 3; Walking Prayer
Chapter 2: Moving In
This is from my journal, written in 2007 as I was preparing for the "pilgrimage" of walking from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh while learning the gospel of John by heart....When I was in eighth grade, I began memorizing scripture verses. It was the thing to do in College Baptist Church. This was a small congregation, and there were only about four youth close to my … [Read more...] about Chapter 2: Moving In
Chapter 1: The Celia daypack
From my journal about the pilgrimage... Summer, 2007Grantham, PA The coming sabbatical has a vague, abstract aura about it that hardly feels like reality. Until today. Suddenly it becomes more tangible with the arrival of the box delivered by a brown truck with ticking blinkers and a fanfare of barking dogs. I open the … [Read more...] about Chapter 1: The Celia daypack
Looking forward and back again
There are times in one's life where a pause brings sudden clarity. For me it usually happens after a tediously long time of uncertainty and self-doubt, of not seeing a clear way forward and then finding oneself suddenly across a new threshold. One such pause moved me forward with farewells and godspeed in a new direction to a new congregation. Another … [Read more...] about Looking forward and back again