A Russian Orthodox priest named Father Andrew Louth graciously agreed to let me conduct an interview with him. I really enjoy talking to people whose perspectives on life are different from mine. I believe that we can learn from each other. Father Andrew is the main priest at a Russian Orthodox church in Durham, England. Earlier
I discovered these lovely words for the year 2015. I like the fact that this prayer isn’t asking for a perfectly happy new year. Instead, it takes into account the realities of life. Some people have years that they would consider just about “perfect,” but most of us will have ups and down, and we
A woman called the police after she saw this unusual sculpture of Jesus. The statue, called Jesus the Homeless, lies on a park bench near St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson, North Carolina. (I enjoyed reading the NPR article, which provides more details about it.) According to the church’s rector, Rev. David Buck, it has
I enjoyed the movie Noah. I thought that it was beautifully symbolic and psychologically insightful about human nature. A few minutes into the movie, I realized that this version of Noah was very different from the Bible story that I had grown up with. I had a feeling that it would be, but I had purposefully
I’m really excited to see the upcoming movie Noah. It’s directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Russell Crowe, so I’m pretty sure that it will be all of the following: beautiful, bizarre, and brilliant. I may not love the movie, but I already know that I’ll be intrigued by it. I just read an interview
This article from the Washington Post grabbed my attention, and I wanted to share it. It shows how people in the Middle East currently view head coverings. The Pew Research Center conducted a poll in seven predominantly Muslim countries: Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. It was intriguing to see how people
I got my first Bible before I was old enough to read it: it was a small New Testament with a white cloth cover. My mom had lovingly sewn lace around the edges and cross-stitched a lamb onto the front. I was just learning to write my name when she gave it to me, and
My favorite city in Guatemala is a charming colonial town known as Antigua. People go there to see its cobblestoned streets, brightly-painted houses, elaborate churches and ruins, colorful festivities leading up to Easter, and beautiful parks. You can see a panoramic view of its central park, Parque Central, in the video below. One of my
While I was living in Guatemala, I developed a fascination for ruins. They provided a lovely, peaceful hideaway from the chaos, the poverty, and the unpredictability that I encountered on a regular basis. As I entered these ruins, I could finally take a breath. These walls that remained had been standing for centuries, and they
