Twice during the month of May, church bells thundered and shook the ground around me. At Rome: Ellen and I arrived at Rome on May 8 to visit Roman imperial and early Christian sites. Late in the afternoon we explored Trastevere (“Across the Tiber”), a section of ancient Rome where many first-century Jews and Christians…
Category: Christian Unity
This Pontiff was a Bridge Builder
Thank God for the life and witness of Pope Francis! His humility, pursuit of justice, care for the marginalized, and commitment to environmental stewardship made me grateful to be a Christian. In 2018 I waited in a chapel at Geneva, Switzerland for the arrival of the pope. Church leaders from several hundred Christian traditions had…
Holy Lands Peace Pilgrim 