Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Thoughts from the Road
I haven’t posted an update because I’ve been traveling. Over the past several days, I’ve gone from Indiana, through Illinois, Iowa, and South Dakota, making my way to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. On the way, we stopped at both the Badlands and Wall Drug (if you don’t know about Wall Drug, look it up). The…
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Pathway to Happiness
Are you happy? If not, what will it take to make you happy? Different circumstances? Fewer problems? New or better stuff? What makes you happy? How do you go about finding happiness? I have some good news! There IS a secret to happiness! And happiness is available to everyone. During my sabbatical, I wanted to…
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The Blessedness of Wind
There were several times in Scotland when my mind would wander to an ancient Celtic blessing: May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold…
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Back Home Again (in Indiana)
I’m not sure I was ready to come home, but I’m glad to be here. The plane trip (7 hours), plus getting through customs (another 7 hours…well…not exactly, but it felt like it), going through security for a second time before catching our flight to Indy, was difficult at times, but mostly smooth. It was…
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How About Some Puffins?!
I read that Puffins wouldn’t be out until late April. We would be close to the Staffa Island, where the Puffins nest (later in April), but we stayed at Iona Abby and wouldn’t have a chance to go to the Island. Then I learned that some from the Abby would take a trip to Staffa…
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30,000 Steps
We spent two nights in Fort William, which only gave us a day to do any hiking. We ended up focusing on two activities, both of which included a lot of walking. When I looked at my Fitbit, we had logged 30,000 steps on the day and covered 334 “floors”. We took the Gondola up…
