Second Stop – Laon
The second stop on our Cathedral pilgrimage was in the hilltop city of Laon. Retaining a great deal of the charm of its history, Laon looks like a storybook town…
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May 8, 2023
The original 1963 set of Doctor Who (2014 reproduction) - Wikimedia Commons
Christian Time Traveling
The original 1963 set of Doctor Who (2014 reproduction) - Wikimedia Commons Our cathedral pilgrimage was essentially a journey back through time. Although there are cathedrals built in contemporary architectural…
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May 2, 2023
The Baptism of Clovis by Master of Saint Giles - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.
Saint Remi and His Basilica
The Baptism of Clovis by Master of Saint Giles - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. The baptism of Clovis I, King of the Franks, by the Bishop of…
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April 26, 2023
Reims – City of Kings
During my first encounter with Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims I stumbled upon the spot where Clovis, King of the Franks, was baptized a Christian. His baptism made Reims the birthplace…
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April 21, 2023
First Stop – Reims
Reims was the first stop on our cathedral pilgrimage as we journeyed counterclockwise around the Île-de-France. Reims is the birthplace of Christianity in France. Around the year 500 A.D. Clovis,…
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April 19, 2023
Preparing for a Pilgrimage
Once we decided to do a cathedral pilgrimage we had to choose the location and extent of our journey. Columbia University’s Mapping Gothic showed us that our task would not…
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April 15, 2023
A Cathedral Pilgrimage
A pastor once told me that his ministry was becoming less liturgical and traditional which was allowing him to be more sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s work. As a protestant…
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April 14, 2023
The Ring of Truth
The Ring of Truth: Wisdom of Wagner by Sir Roger Scruton takes us on a philosophical and technical journey through Wagner’s masterful tetralogy, The Ring of the Nibelung. Scruton offers…
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January 18, 2023
Christmas Concert 2022
We had the wonderful opportunity of sharing the Christmas message at Abundant Living in Buena Vista, New Jersey. Pastor Ken and his wife, Kim, have been friends of Life Mission…
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December 14, 2022
Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Life Mission Training Center recently had the pleasure of hosting a lecture on Richard Wagner delivered by a friend of ours, the knowledgeable Dave Murphy. This was the first of…
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November 30, 2022