That German Pickle Ornament Tradition…
Green Pickle Christmas Tree Ornament I’d seen them in Christmas catalogs years ago. They...
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OMG Obatzda! And Cheap Bubbly. Berlin, Germany.
Obatzda! And Cheap Bubbly. Berlin, Germany. I have no idea how I’d never heard of Obatzda. The two main ingredients are cheese and butter. Butter and Cheese! This was so delicious with a big old pretzel and some bubbly for...
Read MoreMade it to Berlin
The name Berlin has its roots in the language of West Slavic inhabitants of the area, and is...
Read MoreInternational Travel During a Global Pandemic in Bullet Points
Frontline travel workers go the extra mile in this stressful travel season! Every country has different public health requirements and expectations and different documentation and different names for the same documentation and...
Read MoreBoenhoeffer – The 2003 Movie
This documentary is not remotely a romp in the park. It defies half-watching because so much is in...
Read MoreWelcome To Germany – This Movie I Watched
Another assigned viewing for my J-term class – this one a German comedy that sheds some...
Read MoreGo Went Gone – This Book I Read for School
Go Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck – a novel that I picked up because it was assigned reading and then couldn’t put down. What a raw powerful story about humans this is. I kindled it and found myself categorizing...
Read MoreClinical Pastoral Education Summer 2021
. They said that the experience of Clinical Pastoral Education is like nothing else. Yup, they were right. Finding the Right CPE Site Way back in early winter of last year, the search for a CPE Site began. Our Contextual...
Read MoreA Haiku Prayer for Cedar Rapids After the Storm
A Haiku Prayer for Cedar Rapids After the Storm More than a week week since the derecho hit Cedar...
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Get Ahead Summer Greek 2020 – The Alphabet
I’m the first to admit the Greek this fall at seminary has me more than a little worried. ...
Read MoreMy Journey Thus Far
I was called to serve when I was a teen, in a small church in rural Pennsylvania. I sat in a pew in the back, and I listened to a message of grace, forgiveness, and unconditional love. I knew my life was changed. And I knew that...
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