Very few events shaped America like Woodstock 50 years ago this week. Al Kresta was there and he shares his memories and thoughts on this watershed event. Click here to hear his comments.
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Recently Al Kresta and I recorded two shows about Poland. You can listen to them here. Since we are leaving for Poland today, I thought it a good idea to re-share them and the commentary below.
In the first, I tell of our adventures smuggling Bibles, medicine and money into Poland in 1983 when it was still under the Soviet Union. We also discuss what makes Poland such a unique Catholic country. The interview starts at 2:15 into the show.)
In the 2nd of 2 interviews, we discuss Poland’s rich heritage of modern saints in the 20th century including St. John Paul II, St. Maria Faustina and the Divine Mercy, and St. Maximillian Kolbe. And don’t forget Edith Stein who died in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.
We will walk in the footprints of these great saints and experience their country with all it’s beauty and history (not to mention great food and drink :-) We have taken pilgrimages to Poland and people are overwhelmed with the beauty, history, Catholicity and friendliness of this country.
Want to join us in Poland next time? We will be going again on April 25 – May 3, 2021. For more info, or to get put on the “interested list” contact my associates at Corporate Travel at FootprintsOfGod@ctscentral.net or at 866-468-1420.
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A Little Poem about Bible Context
I supposed I knew my Bible,
Reading piecemeal, hit or miss,
Now a bit of John or Matthew,
Now a snatch of Genesis,
Certain chapters of Isaiah,
Certain Psalms (the twenty-third),
Twelfth of Romans, first of Proverbs —
Yes, I thought I knew the Word!
But I found that thorough reading
Was a different thing to do,
And the way was unfamiliar
When I read the Bible through.
You who like to play at Bible,
Dip and dabble, here and there,
Just before you kneel, aweary,
And yawn through a hurried prayer;
You who treat the Crown of Writings
As you treat no other book,
Just a paragraph, disjointed,
Just a crude, impatient look.
Try a worthier procedure,
Try a broad and steady view;
You will kneel in very rapture
When you read the Bible through.
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Writer Amos Wells reflected our need for thorough Bible study in this verse: Leading the Way by Paul Borthwick, Navpress, 1989, p. 139. Galaxie Software. (2002; 2002). 10,000 Sermon Illustrations. Biblical Studies Press.
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