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On Pilgrimage
http://jimandnancyonpilgrimage.blogspot.com/
Wide-ranging reflections by two Christians, Jim and Nancy Forest, an American couple living in Holland who belong to the Orthodox Church. A non-complete list of subject areas: books, travel, family events, aspects peacemaking, hospitality, photography, and art exhibitions.
- Added on: May 29th, 2009
- Country: Netherlands
- Language: English
- Author: Jim Forest
- Listed in: Christianity Writing
- Tags: books hospitality peace orthodox church jim forest nancy forest
Recent Posts
Remembering dialysis
Today I happened to come upon the attached memo, something I routinely sent out to people who asked about my kidney illness before the transplant took place. The memo evolved during the two-year period I was on dialysis -- this may be the final form ...
Jerome, patron saints of translators
Due to his having translated the Bible into Latin, St. Jerome (340-420) was recognized by later generations as the patron saint of translators. Few saints have inspired so many paintings, especially during the Renaissance.In many of them, Jerome is s...
Two years on...
To celebrate the second anniversary of the kidney transplant (31 October 2007), at breakfast this morning I gave Nancy the new edition of the Van Gogh Letters. Given all the Van Gogh-related translation work that Nancy has done in the past two decade...
pastoral care of a serial killer
One of the highlights of the current visit to the US was a meeting with a prison chaplain whom I must leave unnamed.My questions about her work led to the discovery that one of the people in her pastoral care is a convicted serial murderer. I asked m...
The God Problem
In this period, in which a militant form of atheism is once again becoming popular and widespread, it's interesting to see a review in The New York Times of a book (The Case for God) that takes a fresh look at what is meant by the word "God."I was al...
Mary Travers, rest in peace
We heard the news this morning of the death last night of Mary Travers, age 72.Mary's straight blond hair once inspired Nancy to iron hers straight. There must have been many young women in the late 60s who did the same: the much sought after Mary Tr...
