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About Tad

This trip accompanies several of the friends of St. Paul. We will eaves drop on their correspondence, look into their lives and ministries, and find some insights about what they were doing. I suspect that much of what we see will surprise us, some will challenge us, and all will fill in some spots of God's work then and now.

Unharvested Fields

A Lenten and Easter series on fields needing harvest You probably recognize the imagery our Lord used. It comes at the end of Chapter 9 of Matthew. He used the simplest of images to convey this overlooked priority for the … Continue reading

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Reports from Citizens of Heaven

Photo – Fr. Jacques Hammel, recently martyred in his church in Normandy, France The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 One of my visions of heaven involves a Starbucks-like setting where ambrosia and manna are served. Around the tables are … Continue reading

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The Wrath, yes, the Wrath of God

Photo – The city of Istanbul July 31, 2016  The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost  Luke 12:13-21 In the placid waters of the seeker-friendly climates, the voice of the church dares hardly a whisper to warn of disturbing weather provoked by … Continue reading

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