I Went To Jail Today (Chapel A Day 2013: Day 36)
I went to jail today. Wait—don’t get carried away. I was there to do something good! I am in the beginning stages of working with a program that is...
Read MoreI went to jail today. Wait—don’t get carried away. I was there to do something good! I am in the beginning stages of working with a program that is...
Read MoreOn this day, I found myself halfway through the 40 days of Lent. I realized that visiting a different chapel each day—for 40 days—was harder than I had anticipated....
Read More“Don’t get your drawers in an uproar!” I think that’s the closest I ever got to hearing my grandmother use salty language. Those seven little words were usually uttered...
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...
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