Tag Archives: Bethlehem

And So the Adventure Begins…

Advent, the season leading up to Christmas, is the root of the word “adventure.” It means to finally arrive after a long journey. It is about Christ’s arrival. And ours. “The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears … Continue reading

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55 Years Ago

It was the autumn of 1967, and we’d just come off the Summer of Love. My buddy Marc and I had searched for a rumored “Love-in” somewhere in L.A.’s Griffith Park, but never found it. I was enamored with the … Continue reading

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Happy 5th Anniversary of the End of the World!

On this date five years ago, a series of cataclysmic events destroyed the world. Or not. It all began with the end of a 5,000 year cycle on an ancient Mayan calendar. Which we knew to be completely factual because, … Continue reading

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