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It was a little church. Off the main path. And you don’t see many “little” churches on the Camino. Most churches here are Gothic monuments. Stone gargantuans, with bells, towering medieval doors, and golden altars. This wasn’t one of those.
“I am the vine and you are the branches,” is a familiar scripture. What does it mean to be a part of the vine? And what does it mean to “remain” in the vine?
We all stand outside the small market in Villamayor. There are about twenty-five, maybe thirty of us hapless, fatigued pilgrims. Sweaty and covered in grit. All wearing the same clothes we were wearing two weeks ago.
Grañón is a small village dating back to 885. The stone streets are empty this afternoon. Siesta is underway, the Spanish world has shut down to observe their daily food coma. There are seemingly no rooms in all of Spain tonight. There are 40 percent more pilgrims walking the Camino, we are told, than there …
When we were growing up, my brother and I never got Easter baskets. Easter meant going to church and getting new Easter clothes. Our parents (actually, we just blame Mom–sorry, Mom) wanted to instill in us that Easter was not about rabbits or chocolate eggs, but rather about the resurrection of Jesus.
Amazingly, spirituality is not a “weird” and awkward subject for the people of Madrid, it’s normalized. Here, people seem to treat the topic of religion as cordially as you’d discuss college football.
It’s Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday, a day of celebration! But why do we celebrate the soon-to-take-place Crucifixion of our Lord?
Worship is the way that we show reverence, respect, and love for our God. And music is one of the wonderful ways that we can worship!
This series is a condensed recap of the events God planned and promised through the prophets. The purpose of the events is to graphically reveal God and to emphasize His reality to all humanity everywhere. Today is Part 3.
One of the most beautiful short stories ever written, The Book of Ruth may be brief, but it has a powerful message.
Have you ever wondered what Jesus was thinking as he headed to Jerusalem for what would be His final Passover? He knew where he was going, he knew why he was going, and he knew what would happen. And because of you and me, He did it anyway.
When you decide to take a road trip, how do you prepare? Are you a list-maker or a risk taker? Just over 2000 years ago, Jesus was preparing for the greatest road trip of all time.
King Solomon was one of the wisest men to ever walk the earth. Does his advice still hold true for us today?
What does the Bible have to say about sickness and healing? Actually, a whole lot!
If Thomas Aquinas, the 13th-century Catholic theologian and philosopher, were to analyze the cultural landscape of the United States in 2025, he would likely conclude that society is trapped in an ancient cycle of temptation and sin, just as it has been throughout history.
George Washington is often remembered as the father of the United States, a brilliant military strategist, and the first President of the nation, but many overlook the role that faith and divine intervention played in his life.
Do you look forward to Valentine’s Day, or do you try to ignore that it exists? There’s plenty of love out there for everybody.
Many people are living in unbearable circumstances and have been for a very long time and things have not gotten any better for them.
Isaiah is a difficult book to read and understand. What can we learn from Isaiah’s prophecies that is relevant to us today?
Trusting God doesn’t mean that life will be smooth sailing. But we can trust God to be with us even in our worst days and to shelter us with His loving arms.