We are staying in the Sultanahmet Suites, Istanbul. The Gold Suites were next door to a mosque, but had 24 hour security. We chose them, well for the security, and someone to ask for help if the wifi died, anything in the apartment malfunctioned, we … [Continue reading]
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
I am grateful to my husband, Roy, writing this post! The inner most circle in the central dome of Haghia Sophia We had a great time on our first day in Istanbul. The weather was perfect, and the people very friendly. Haghia … [Continue reading]
The Persistence of Beauty: The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things
The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople The Persistence of Beauty: The Dearest Freshness Deep Down Things. Well, I am in Istanbul for a week. And I’m grateful to Roy for organizing a lovely … [Continue reading]
Listening to your body and emotions as you discern wisdom–and God’s will
Anne Lamott in Travelling Mercies recounts how, pregnant out of wedlock, she goes to her priest and asks if she should have yet another abortion. He says, “get quiet for a moment and then think about having an abortion; if you feel a deep and secret … [Continue reading]
Pedometers, Prayer Walking and the Bible on the Hoof
Image CreditI love the idea of leverage: actions which yield (financial, psychological, physical, or creative) benefits out of all proportion to the time they take.I started thinking in those terms when I founded my micro-publishing business. Given … [Continue reading]
Happy 2nd Birthday, Blog. The Amazing Benefits and Considerable Disadvantages of Daily Blogging
I began blog seriously two years ago today. So Happy Second Birthday, Dreaming Beneath the Spires.What I like about blogging1 1) Social Benefits: Blogging has exploded my social universe. I have met dozens of genial, congenial fellow bloggers or … [Continue reading]
Prayer-Walking, A Guest Post by Lee Merrill
Walking with Jesus “…pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV) Have you ever met someone who wakes up before the roosters to exercise? Yeah, well I’m not one of them. I hate exercise and spent most of my life, thus far, trying to avoid … [Continue reading]
When God Validates a Man or Ministry–and He Can, He Does!
Edward Knippers So Good Friday, the travesty of justice, ends with the greatest act of validation I know of, the resurrection. Jesus, unjustly slandered and accused, is raised from the dead … [Continue reading]
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