3/3/07 (cont.)
Tonight at 5:44 there will be a total eclipse. Several weeks ago, I attended a talk by Rome, Georgia’s Tom Farmer. Mr. Farmer was presenting on the writings of author G.K. Chesterton. One of the things Chesterton … Continue reading →
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3/3/07
In light of the last entry about America’s tremendously dangerous transportation infra-structure… I was interviewed by Anneli Sundquist last week. Ms. Sundquist is a free-lance journalist from Sweden and regularly travels the world. After the interview, she … Continue reading →
3/2/07
Before moving to the inner city of Cleveland, we lived in Bluffton, Ohio. I used to take the kids to watch the Bluffton University Baseball Team. Some of this year’s team members died today in a tremendously tragic bus … Continue reading →
2/27/07
On our journey down Rte. 19 in Georgia, we stumped in the small town of Smithville, where a couple men told me there was no longer a grocery store here because bigger ones have gone up in more centralized towns. … Continue reading →
2/26/07
Our last day at Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, I listened to Mike Grainge give a talk on “Grace.” He said the “greatest act of grace” he’d ever seen was in Milawe, Africa, during a stint in the Peace … Continue reading →
2/25/07
While at Koinonia Community Farm in Americus, Georgia, I talked with John Hall who is the author of the book The West Window. The book is set in 1948, which Hall told me was a pivotal year in regard … Continue reading →
2/24/07
At Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, I interviewed Kevin Pendergast, a mental health counselor who was formally with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He was called in to help facilitate with the “Ulster Project” in Cincinnati. The Ulster Project brings both … Continue reading →
2/23/07
Black History Month: At Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia, I interviewed Grant Edkins from Cape Town, South Africa and Yamiko Samu from Malawi, South Africa. They said in their country some 35% of the land has already been given … Continue reading →
2/21/07
Black History Month: We’ve come to the Koinonia Community in Americus, Georgia. (This is our second visit here.) I talked with Mercer College Professor Greg Domin. He had a group of students here from Mercer College in Macon, Georgia. … Continue reading →
2/20/07 (cont.)
In Americus, Georgia, we met with Tripp Pomeroy and Bill Harris, who are partners in Cafe Campesino. This is an organic, fair trade coffee cooperative that stretches from “the Yukon to Florida.” Mr. Pomeroy said his cooperative is way more … Continue reading →