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The Reverend Doctor Christy Lohr Sapp was back in the pulpit at Lutheran Church of Redeemer today, for which we are grateful. We are also grateful for our time with Seamus, the kitten we rescued earlier in the week, who sadly passed away last night. It was not unexpected, so we are glad that we…

As some of you will know from Christy’s posts, earlier this week we rescued a kitten left on the sidewalk. We named him Seamus. There have been many ups and downs over the past several days and sleep-deprived night, but until we get him to the local SPCA he is resting comfortably. In his honor,…

We landed back in the Holy Land on Monday after an arduous two days of flight delays, missed connections, and some divine intervention by the service folks at Lufthansa to keep us from getting stranded in Munich International Airport. For two days. With cats. And no overnight options beyond a “family bathroom” and a smoking…

We are four-ish days away from heading back to the Holy Land. I recently picked up a book of poems by Margaret Atwood, so had the form on my mind yesterday during my walks. MONDAY The air is not welcomingwhen I first step outside A low and brooding veilTrees stifled in a damp grip In…

Greetings, y’all! It’s been a busy two weeks for Christy and me, including a week of in Illinois attending ELCA conferences, followed by some preaching and reconnecting-with-friends time in Wisconsin. Sadie has stayed busy with theatre, running spotlight and light boards for Hickory Community Theatre and Hickory Ballet & Performing Arts. This week, Riley is…

Been another hot minute. Christy recently traveled coast-to-coast, going from a synod gathering in Washington State to one in Massachusetts. We took a few days to visit family and friends, then returned home for Christy (with some assists from us) to preach and/or present at multiple churches here in North Carolina. This includes a return…

The past several weeks have been busy with school, sports, travel, and being present for friends and others. Sadie and Christy went on a school trip to Washington, DC, promptly followed by Christy and I popping back up to DC for a two-day Churches for Middle East Peace advocacy summit. Sadie (school) and Riley (YMCA)…

Hey, y’all. It’s been a minute. As many/most know by now, we have been relocated to the US given the ongoing political and military crisis in the region. We are back in North Carolina for the time being, with the kids finishing out the school year and trying new sports (for Riley, t’s flag football;…

Seen outside the Royal Automobile Museum. The letter on the red block is the letter “m” (mim) in Arabic, but it reminded me of the Philadelphia Phillies logo. This is a Mercedes race/rally at the museum. I post it out of appreciation for the VHS recorder attached to the front bumper. Respect for the old…

One our hosts was performing in a school Spring music concert, so we headed down to the Rainbow Street neighborhood to hear a selection of choral and orchestra pieces performed by students from Grade 1 through high school, as well as some community members. Wize One seems distressed. Inside a local bookstore we encountered a…