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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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The Story at the Center

May 26, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, ethiopia, church, sacred space, story

An Ethiopian Church

May 26, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, church, ethiopia, sacred space

Old Friends on a Bench

May 26, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, judaism, symbols, clothing, street scene, souvenirs, Israel

Tchotchkes from Israel

May 26, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, souvenirs, symbols, nation, judaism, identity, tourism

Out of the Old City

May 26, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, sign, travel, symbols, judaism, Israel

A Small Open Door

May 25, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, story, doors

Attention and Crowds

May 25, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, crowds, ritual, religion, church, identity

When I Survey

May 24, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, christianity, islam, city, view

Cross and Nation

May 24, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, ethiopia, symbols, christianity, nation

Reading Ge'ez

May 24, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, ethiopia, bible, people, monastery, books

Plugging into the Big Story

May 20, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, monastery, monasticism, sacred space, story, residences, tree, ethiopia

The Simple Life

May 20, 2022
Tags: monastery, church, tourism, architecture, residences, monasticism

Up on the Roof

May 18, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, monastery, church, people

Rooftop Monastery

May 18, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, monastery, church, ethiopia, bible, nation

King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

May 18, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, bible, ethiopia, painting, sacred space, nation, story
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