Monthly Archives: February 2013
Vienna
24 hours in Vienna hardly seem enough but I am glad we decided to stop in. In fact, I have had 2 opportunities to visit Mozart’s birthplace but declined both for other reasons so I was determined to get here … Continue reading
Prague in Short
To be honest, I am having trouble putting Prague into words. Our hotel begins in the courtyard near the Tyn Church made famous by Jan Huss and we are on the top floor with a balcony that catches a slice … Continue reading
What Can Happen in 60 Minutes
Our flight from Beirut to Istanbul took just over an hour but it will be memorable. We sat near the window with an extra seat to my left. A beautiful teenage girl slipped in next to me, rather tentatively and … Continue reading
A Little Bit on Lebanon
Normally I write as I go so posts are no more than a day old. In this case, due to the quick pace we have been keeping and the sensitivity of the work, I thought it best to break with … Continue reading
Views from Beirut
From sea level to 1400 metres above it, we spent the day exploring little Lebanon (the size of Connecticut). The ancient and famed cedars were hidden from view by dense fog and 3 metres of snow but we did see … Continue reading
On the Look-out
Whenever the thought occurs to me, which ideally is at the beginning of the day, I like to be on the alert for evidence of God’s presence. You may be asking exactly what that looks like. An ordinary act of … Continue reading
London on Jet Lag
It’s not the first visit to London for me, but it is the first time I have seen snow here. We arrived around noon, according to Greenwich, and found our way via the Picadilly Line into South Kensington. Don’t you … Continue reading
Legacy of a Life
It was a long drive to Campbell River but the ride across the Strait to Quadra Island is an easy 10 minutes where we gathered with friends of Camp Homewood to say goodbye to Marg Bayne. We commonly call this sort of gathering, … Continue reading
Digging into Dignity
I am preparing for meetings the day after we arrive home from Europe and the Middle East so my mind has been immersed on the topic of dignity, our theme of late. One of the brainstorming exercises I ran across instructs … Continue reading
Breathing in the Wonder
Everyone talks about gratitude and most of us feel it in response to something good we get to be a part of. There are days when that sense of overwhelming, undeserved, isn’t-the-world-great overtakes all else and we wonder that such … Continue reading