Lighting Up (Chapel A Day 2013: Day 18)
I’d visited the chapel before during this Lenten journey. The name and location of the chapel weren’t important this day, though. And, it’s not important to this blog entry. What’s...
Read MoreI’d visited the chapel before during this Lenten journey. The name and location of the chapel weren’t important this day, though. And, it’s not important to this blog entry. What’s...
Read MoreOkay… so, stay with me on this one. I promise you won’t get lost. One way in—one way out. Today’s chapel moment came not from sitting in a chapel,...
Read MoreThe lighting in the small chapel was dim and conducive to prayer and meditation. Conducive to reading scripture and devotional material? Not so much. “That’s okay,” I thought. “I...
Read MoreIt was the perfect place to enjoy a recital of chamber music. Old Christ Church has been standing guard at this corner in Pensacola, Florida since 1832. It oozes...
Read More“Here, let me turn on some light for you!” she said as we walked into the dark but lovely St.Mary’s Episcopal Church. The historic church sits in the heart...
Read MoreShe was standing outside the hospital chapel. She had a worried look on her face. I smiled at her and simply said, “Hello!” Her worry lines turned into a...
Read More“This is definitely not a chapel,” I think to myself as I sit in quite possibly one of the most beautiful and elegant churches along the Gulf Coast. The...
Read MoreOne of the bravest men I’ve ever met is retired Navy Lt. Cmdr Ralph Gaither. As a young US Navy pilot, Gaither was shot down over Vietnam and spent more than...
Read MorePushing the speed limit on the interstate as I raced to yet another appointment, I was caught off guard one hot summer day last year when my car sputtered...
Read MoreHave you ever been brought to tears by something so grand you could hardly catch your breath? Perhaps it was a sunset, the birth of your child, standing at the...
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