I love gardens. I used to love taking care of gardens but I absolutely burned out on the activity (at least for now). Now, I like to walk through gardens. I like to look at gardens. I like to hear people talk about gardens. I just don’t want to have my own garden at this […]
Reflections From A Wittenberg Coffee House: THOUGHTS REGARDING PEACEFUL DAYS AND THE QUEST FOR PEACE It has been a good weekend. Diane Greve, deaconess/pastor/colleague/friend, came down from Berlin on Saturday to see Wittenberg. We had a nice day of walking around, eating, talking and enjoying ice cream. It is always good to have visitors. We […]
In so many ways I really don’t feel like I am in a different culture. The language is a problem but I am meeting many English speakers in Germany and so I feel that I am connected in many ways. Yet, there are those times. The saga of THE BOX is one of those times. […]
So much has happened since I have last written. I will be breaking the events of the past week into segments, and, most will come as reflections from the experience at the DIAKONIA World Wide Conference that was held in Berlin from July 1-8. It was a phenomenal experience to be with 400 deacons and […]
Each day expands my horizons a bit more. I have joined the Gospel Choir of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany that is under the direction of Kantor Thomas Herzer. The group is recently back from singing in Pennsylvania and Brooklyn and I feel really honored to be invited to sing with them. The first […]