I am now a Facebook entity.
I also started a book club discussion around the
themes of my book OUT OF PRINT: A NOVEL.
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Category Archive for 'Places'
Julie and I and Julie’s mother, Lois, just returned from a short trip to the great State of Tennessee. We visited Julie’s sister, Diane, and her family in Nashville. Diane is the Administrative Assistant to Mike Glenn, the pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church. Diane’s husband, Larry Mayfield, is known for his many original contributions to Christian [...]
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Bikivnya Forest on the outskirts of Kiev
My friend, Maksim Rakovich, took me into the Bikivnya Memorial Forest where it is estimated over 100,000 innocent Ukrainians were killed in 1937 by Stalin’s order. They were killed simply because they had an education or a business or a relative in Poland. They were killed because [...]
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St Sophia Cathedral, Kiev
Yesterday I walked approximately seven miles with Maksim Rakovich, my host and guide in Kiev. We visited the upper and lower city of old Kiev. Maksim gave me a very informative overview of Kiev’s history as well as a fascinating tour to some of the most significant sites. We visited the Orthodox [...]
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Last night I attended my first Ukrainian birthday party. Ola, wife of Gregory, (the couple I stayed with last week) planned the party for her husband. About 16 people were there, invited friends of Gregory and Ola, some came over from the Rivne region. Some were in their wedding.
I ate “ekra” (ee-kra, long “a”) for the [...]
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Today I finish both the teaching assignments in Lutsk. I just finished the morning sessions at Fimiam (Incense) Church. I taught an introduction to and overview of each of the Gospels and Acts, and introduced the person of the Apostle Paul. The students are eager learners, all in some form of rehab. THey are amazingly [...]
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