PPB asked me in the previous set of comments whether I’ve been to Iona.
The short answer is, No.
I’m not sure how to characterize the other answer, which is, Yes. So I’ve been told.
Skeptics are really not going to like this one. It sits uncomfortably with me too. But I’m OK with the discomfort. If you […]

A strange confession: I love hotels. Nice, big, corporate hotels. Of course, the charm of a quirky bed and breakfast is appealing too, and you can’t beat the low-budget coziness of sleeping on a family member’s pullout couch, but there’s something about the anonymity of a large hotel that has always appealed to me. It’s […]

We had a staff retreat today to plan the 2005-2006 church calendar. Went to a lovely retreat center that I’d love to visit again on my own, but they’re closing the place next month. Bummer. I felt a little twinge of grief, not for me, but for them, and I had a little emotional deja […]