Christmas Greetings from the Larsens
Last night we hung with our friends from Cataluña and Latin America at our place for tapas & Christmas Carols. The night before it was with our Scandanavian friends and glug. Altogether we´ve ¨hung¨ with people from 12 different countries over the last two weeks. For us that is aContinue Reading
Bon Nadal–The Way of Peace
. Bon Nadal, originally uploaded by papalars. Bon Nadal can be translated literally "Good Nativity." Probably a more user-friendly version is Merry Christmas! The language is Catalan, which is the regional language of the state of Catalonia, where Barcelona is located. One of the curious things we have come toContinue Reading
Contemplation–Psalm 19 & Finding Your Way
Contemplation, originally uploaded by papalars. This new piece on my blog will evolve into an entire section on the “Inward” aspect of the Inward–Outward journey. To begin with I have posted quotes dealing with aspects of the inner life–leadership, contemplation, holiness (not a dirty word by the way), solitude andContinue Reading
¨United Nations¨ Cell Group w/ Andy
United Nations Cell Group w/ Andy, originally uploaded by prayformosaics. Wow, tonight was a special blessing! I just got home, around midnight from a gathering with this group pictured above. They are an emerging cell group with people from Brazil, Colombia, Germany, France, Sweden and me from the US. WeContinue Reading
The Pope is Not in Rome
We were in Rome for Thanksgiving last week! My family and I thought instead of feeling sorry for ourselves being far away from extended family and our two older children, we would do something that we have wanted to do for years-visit this historic and fascinating city. We were notContinue Reading