Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Unexpected Pastor’s Best Picture Countdown 2014, Part One

With the Academy Awards scheduled for Sunday evening, today we interrupt the series of posts about my Israel trip  for Part One of my annual Best Picture Countdown. Part Two will be posted tomorrow. (The Israel posts so far are HERE, HERE, and HERE and will … Continue reading

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Lutherans and Baptists and Pentecostals, Oh My! (Another Israel Trip Post)

(The third in a series of posts in which I reflect on my “group study pilgrimage” to Israel, February 10-20. Earlier posts here  and here .)   “A Lutheran pastor, a Southern Baptist preacher, and a Methodist minister walk into a bar … Continue reading

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“Goose Bump Experiences” In the Holy Land

(The second in a series of posts in which I reflect on my “group study pilgrimage” to Israel, February 10-20. First post here.) I saw Lily Tomlin’s one-woman show, “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” way … Continue reading

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The Saddest Place on Earth

(This is the first in a series of posts in which I will reflect on my “group study pilgrimage” to Israel, February 10-20.  We begin at the end of the journey . . .) “It will be the most incredible … Continue reading

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