Something happened last night. I was tired. The traffic snarly. I had rushed into Winco to pickup something for the next event that evening that I felt too tired to go to, and after wandering around settled on chips and salsa. With just two items I thought of taking the “self checkout” line but it was…
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Slow Down
“What are a few things you gained from the sabbatical?” I was asked. The most basic message was this: slow down. On the Camino, I learned and re-learned this message. I tend to push in this life. I push my limits. I push and then push more. Before I walked this Camino, I did not…
Welcome Back!
I went swimming today. I saw some people, who hadn’t seen me since I had arrived home. Margot said – “How was your trip?” I said “It was great! ” She said, “How long have you been home?” “16 days,” I said. Several laughed saying, “Listen to that, he has the count down!” She said,…
Sure Hope
Sitting at the Apple Store because the microphone connected to voice activation had broken. Actually, it turned out to be a hardware problem with Siri and so the tech, Thomas, said, “I have never seen this before! We will need to just replace your phone.” In moments a tech from the backroom brought out the…
WHOLENESS
Standing at the kiosk for USA immigration at the Dublin Airport, while placing my passport onto the screen, the TSA agent approached me. “Sir,” he said. “I’m sorry, but I just discovered something you seem to have left behind at security.” He knew who I was, for I had been pulled out of line, for…
Endings & Beginnings
One week. This massive experience- larger than life, richer than I could have hoped, deeper than I’ve ever gone, more stretching than I’ve ever imagined– is ending. Just one week left– even less than that were I to be honest with myself! The ending days have been powerfully wonderful as I’ve been able…
My Strong Accent
I had just sat down for church in England, October 9th, with my friend David to my left and had been introduced to the elderly man to my right, a guy named Nigel. As soon as we had greeted one another, Nigel said, “Now, where are you from, with that strong accent.” No, to all…
Mi Sombrero!
I remember well the day when hiking with Nannette and two other friends on the Camino, we reached a restaurant that was open, in Guemes, the town that was at our destination, only to learn that the albergue was still another 1.5 km beyond. That day, I just wanted food and a beer. You may…
The Fellowship of the Camino
Two women stood behind me in the hallway at my friend David’s church fellowship, the West Bridgford Baptist Church near Nottingham, England, speaking with one another. I was not in their conversation but was standing there looking through a table of free books. Clearly they were reconnecting after one of them had been gone awhile….
Look For My Hand
People have asked me what I learned from walking the Camino. There’s much there, and much yet I’ll discover, but one thing that has come more frequently to the surface than anything else is this: I’m poor at trusting God and God is excessive with patience toward me. So I was journaling while on…
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