Thoughts from Israel (Tuesday 10.08.09)

With tomorrow being our last day of touring and then a red-eye flight back to the States, I wanted to post a few thoughts tonight on our day.
We traveled to the Jerusalem Intl YMCA today and had a tour by the CEO Forsan Hussein who was a very gracious host. The background along with [...]

Thoughts on Israel Continued

I haven’t had a chance to post since we moved our trip to Jerusalem but it has continued to be a lifechanging pilgrimage. I am beginning to view this trip as a pilgrimage more and more as things on my faith journey become into a clearer perspective.
Initial thoughts on Jerusalem were good. Looks [...]

Israel Day #2 – Sea of Galilee Region

Very little sleep, but we do not mind! Rather than give you a complete blow-by-blow of the day, I am going to try and summarize our day and my take-aways.
We made at least 10 stops in the course of the day in and around the Sea of Galilee. The first thing you notice [...]

Israel Post Day #1

Check out the new pics to the left on the flickr page!
While the journey was long, both Susan and I felt better than expected upon arriving in Tel Aviv around 3 local time. We left Lexington at 3 pm est and basically flew all night landing at 8 am est which is 7 hours [...]

Israel Bound

Thanks to a generous church that we serve, Susan and I are heading to Israel in a little over a week for a 10-day journey through the Holy Land. While we are gone, we will be actively updating this blogsite with pictures, thoughts, and a general overview. So if you have been waiting [...]

Running in our gene pool

Here is good news for all you runners. We, the human race, are uniquely created to run and run long distances. Over 425,000 runners completed a marathon this past year which is up 20% this past decade. Just thought you would want to know! Anyone interested in doing Louisville or Cleveland [...]

Patience

While waiting for my daughter to wrap up a rehearsal for ballet, I am reminded again how I don’t mind waiting. It is part patience and part the intovert in me that enjoys hanging out by myself. It also reminds me that this sort of space in my life is necessary for spiritual growth. Down [...]

Melisa ready for school

Friedman NYTimes Op-Ed

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/opinion/21friedman.html
Interesting piece by Friedman about the new untouchables which is not a negative term. Maybe this will jumpstart a new post for me!

Dayton, Ohio Bound

Heading to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio to run in the Air Force Marathon on Saturday. I never thought I would enjoy such long runs, but it has been one of the most exhilerating things I have done. This will be, hopefully, the third one I complete and they have all [...]