Pilgrimages to significant holy places were once an essential part of the life of the Christian. In the early Christian centuries every Christian was encouraged (and even expected) to journey to Jerusalem.
Pilgrimage
on the road
The one who journeys with purpose is able to negotiate any obstacle. But the wanderer is forever rudderless, tossed by every whim of fashion in the sea of popular opinion.
war graves
In just a few hours many thousands of New Zealanders will attend dawn services to remember and pray for those New Zealanders who have died in war. On this Anzac day in...
Holy Land Pilgrimage 2010
Jerusalem is a modern city. It has a bustling daily life and locals and tourists swarm every quarter. Jerusalem is the HOLY city for the three great monotheistic...
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come & go
I like that. The world as the theatre of human history, that is, the world as the place where God and people meet and live together.
no & yes
When the angel left Mary, the challenges and problems of this new era of her life had just begun.
highway for God
Unbridled ambition is problematic and resentment is exhausting. Love, generosity and forgiveness really is foundational,
by rote
Rote learning was a norm in my primary school days, repetition of the times tables, two times two equals four, three times two
so simple
So simple that children who naturally and naively live with open eyes and ears get it, when we adults too often miss the point.