Guidance from Overlooked Men and Women of the Bible

Author: Dave Dishman (Page 426 of 475)

Here’s to Revolutionary Leaders

 

John Adams was a lawyer and a farmer, a graduate of Harvard College, the husband of Abigail Smith Adams, the father of four children. He was forty years old and he was a revolutionary.

On this President’s Day, here’s to truly revolutionary leaders who change the world for good. In this case John Adams, the second president of the United States of America.

From page 18 of John Adams, by David McCullough

Camino de Santiago 2018!

Dawn and I are excited to announce that we are again taking a group to walk the Camino de Santiago this fall, September 22-30. We would love for you to join us!

The Camino is an ancient pilgrimage across Northern Spain, walked by Christian pilgrims for over 1,000 years. In my experience it’s a “thin place” in the world, a place where it is somehow easier to gain a sense of the eternal. We will walk the last leg of the Camino, about 70 miles, in 6 days.

If you have any interest at all, please let us know. Visit the website cruadventures.com for more info. We have spots for 20 people and they will fill up quickly!

Christians Persecuted Here

Open Doors USA just published its 2018 World Watch List, the listing of the 50 most dangerous countries in the world in which to be a Christian. Please visit their site.

More importantly, please pray for the many followers of Jesus living under the ongoing threat of violence. Pray for their deliverance and pray for the light of Jesus to shine in such dark places.

 

Spanish Steel

Here is my latest sword from Spain, hand-forged in Toledo. Spanish swords were considered the best in the world back in the day when swords were the weapons of choice and the best swords were made in Toledo. This one is modeled on a Moorish blade, carried by the North African Moors who conquered and ruled Spain for hundreds of years.

One of the perks of a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago is a side trip to Toledo. Often referred to as Santa Toledo, it was once the capital of Spain and seat of the Church (thus the origination of our phrase Holy Toledo!). Toledo remains a classic city to visit and one of the only places in the world to buy a hand-made sword. Which you may not realize you need, until you hold one and decide you need one, or two, or whatever.

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