I love Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I have the luxury of being forgetful… and without a regular reminder, I would easily forget just how profound was the life of Dr. King. No, he was not perfect; but his life and message are challenging and his courage is inspiring. Below is a re-port from 2009,… [Read more…]
January 20, 2011
There is hidden beauty around every corner. Athens is beautiful. Athens is quarky. Really there is no other place quite like it. I really enjoyed the video below. So simple, and yet it displays the profound beauty of this place we call home. Enjoy!
October 7, 2009
The church is not dead in Europe. In fact, God is doing some exciting things here in regards to evangelism and church planting. Dave Ferguson, from Community Christian Church, recently blogged about his time coaching/training church planters in Europe. It’s encouraging to see what active, mission-oriented churches are doing in Europe (see here, here, and… [Read more…]
October 5, 2009
The leader of PASOK, George Papandreou First, let me be honest, I don’t know much about Greek politics. Really. I won’t pretend to understand. I do know that there was an election on Sunday. And I know that PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) has won. I don’t know if this is good or bad; I don’t… [Read more…]
February 11, 2009
Driving in Athens is no fun. We don’t have a car, but we did for six months last year (good-bye dear Opel). Traffic is bad. There are few arteries into downtown. The infrastructure is old. Urban sprawl goes unchecked, meaning more people are driving in from suburban locations. There are many one-way streets. Not a… [Read more…]
December 22, 2008
If it has not been clear in our blog posts over the last year, let me state it here plainly: Greece is a land of paradox. It is simultaneously European and Asian. It champions democracy, although unable to elect a government that represents the people. The people are friendly, and yet strangely distant. The riots… [Read more…]
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