My Least Favorite Place

From Holy Land I came to the Holy Land to see old, religious things. I wanted to see my faith stories come alive. I wanted to have a divine intersection…

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St. John

From Holy Land From Holy Land I’ve always had an affinity for the name John. My maiden name was Johns and I dated four different guys named John until I…

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Butterflies

From Holy Land There are two spots in Jerusalem that people visit as sites of Jesus’ death and burial. One is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which is the…

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Poor Deacons

From Holy Land I am an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church. That means I’m clergy with a specialty (mine being family ministry) and I don’t officially itinerate (though…

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Poo

From Holy Land I was very intrigued to see the city wall of Jerusalem. We don’t have physical walls in the US around our cities. The closest we have gated…

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Culture and Camels

From Holy Land When I was about 8 years old, there was a small circus that set up tents near my neighborhood. In their parking lot they had a baby…

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