Walkway to the Dome, originally uploaded by papalars.   With a little help from Wikipedia I need to tell my readers some fascinating stuff about this structure, which for me was the most impressive of all the amazing structures in Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock, (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة,Continue Reading

Swirling, originally uploaded by papalars. Last weekend I was on the "Journey to Mosaics" trip with the North Pacific Conference of the Covenant Church. This learning experience is different than the "Mosaics Project" which I am working directly with under the department of World Mission. I plan to post laterContinue Reading

Dearborn Mosque 1, originally uploaded by papalars. I'm in Dearborn this week to learn more about Muslims in the metropolitan area of Detroit. This is a unique place in the United States, officially claiming to have 30,000 Arab-Americans, the densest Arab population of any community outside the Middle East. UnofficiallyContinue Reading