Pilgrimages

More than 358,000 pilgrims have already arrived to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City for the annual celebration of the day in which the legend says that the virgin appeared to Juan Diego. More are expected in the next day in order to celebrate on the 12th of December.

Many people make their pilgrimage from far away, arriving crawling on their knees and suffering from fatigue, dehydration, low blood pressure, and many other things. They have shut down metro stops and increased security around the basilica in order to accommodate the thousands of pilgrims they expect to arrive in the next day or two.

(via: Vivir Mexico – Spanish)

Church and State – Part 1

Here’s a case study I had when I was studying a class on Principles of the Christian Life at Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina. I am publishing it here because of some recent discussion I have had with some people about the separation of church and state and the role of religion in politics. I think it’s worth thinking about, and I welcome your comments.
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Looking for stories

881494_camping-copy.jpgI’m teaching a seminary class on camps this January in Cuba, and part of the pre-class assignments for the students is to talk about their personal experiences as well as the experiences of others with camping as it relates to their spiritual life, their calling, and the commitment.

I’d love it if you could post a comment here or a post on your own blog that talks about this. Here are a few questions that might get you thinking and posting:
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