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South Africa 1, the journey narrative

July 15-6 We began the trip with an 18 hour plane ride and arrived in Johannesburg pretty jet-lagged. We started our adventure with a trip to the mall to pick up necessities like power converters and a cell phone sim card. It was amazing to both Sam and I the impressive amount of globalization inContinueContinue reading “South Africa 1, the journey narrative”

A world that builds walls, a God that builds bridges

Spoiler alert: I’m preaching on May 18, Trinity Sunday, at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church. and this post is a preview of my sermon-in formation. A couple of weeks ago The Rev. Chris Chase preached about Ascension and referenced a commercial for iPods. It features dancing figures with the iconic white headphone cord and a songContinueContinue reading “A world that builds walls, a God that builds bridges”

Mthatha Mission

I spent the morning reading the blog of Jesse Zink in South Africa. I highly recommend it: http://mthathamission.blogspot.com/

Placelessness

I’ve been thinking for awhile now about place. I came to San Diego seven years ago after having spent all my previous years in Denver, Colorado. I’ve lived since then in Mexico, England, and Honduras. I’m still recovering from a couple of weeks of heavy travel, a blessed trip to El Salvador and an engagingContinueContinue reading “Placelessness”