I haven’t posted for a while, so will try to catch you up with two today. ON THE WAY OUT WEST – Written 8/23 We’re into our third day traveling by train from Springfield to Salt Lake City. It has been amazing how much variety we have seen along the way. From cities, to farmland, […]

They say that time flies when you’re having fun. If so, Melissa & I are having a blast. It’s hard to believe that I’m now past the half-way point of my sabbatical. It’s been full. Beside our trip to the UK (see previous posts), I made a quick trip to Michigan to check in on […]

I’m writing this somewhere over the North Atlantic. I had hoped to get another post out before we left, but ran out of time (and energy.) Our time in Scotland has been amazing. From taking a quick tour to the highlands, to walking around the interesting city of Edinburgh, to visiting sites rich with revival […]

The same castle was used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail for the coconut scene (“Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?”), the argument with the French (“Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called “Arthur King,” you and all your silly English K-nig-gits.”), the “Camelot” […]

I’m writing while on the train to Edinburgh. Our two days in York were wonderful. We stayed at the Bronte House, a small B&B. It was in easy walking distance into the city, the room was great, the breakfast was delicious and the owners, Mick & Mandy, were delightful. We’d recommend it for anyone going […]

Today was our last full day in London, we’re off to York tomorrow afternoon. We have enjoyed our time in the “Big Smoke” (as my friend James Gray calls it) immensely. I wrote about the Wesley sites previously, but there’s a lot to catch up on. We’ve spent the last couple of days doing many […]

Where to start? We’ve been busy since my last post – from Wales to Oxford and now in London. On our last day there Melissa & I toured around the southeastern part of Wales along the border with England. (The Welsh are very clear that they are NOT English, in fact, if you are of […]

It is appropriate that we began our revival tour in Wales. Although the region is now spiritually desolate, Wales was known as the “land of revival.” The Welsh experienced revival no less than 16 times between the mid 16th and early 20th centuries, once every 20 – 25 years. Our time thus far has focused […]

The first day of week #2 and I find myself at Bradley awaiting a flight to Asheville, N for a meeting for PRMI that was rescheduled from early May. Not what I’d prefer to do, but felt the need to see the process through. Last week was great! A day at the beach with Andy, […]

As of midnight I am officially on sabbatical. Due to a generous Clergy Renewal Grant from the Lilly Foundation I will be off from ministry at Calvary Church until September 27. The sabbatical will be a combination of time travelling and study/ refreshment here at home. My intent is to focus on revival history (through […]