Finally, home. Readers of this blog know how much I have enjoyed my trip to Italy on various levels. Certainly, the "pleasure" part of it has been the food, the weather, the food, and the culture of modern Italy that exists in the midst of one of the oldest histories of modern civilizations. Oh, and did I mention the food?
However, there comes a time when one must go home again. The time has come and I am pleased to be able to enter again into the rhythm and flows of my "regular" life as a father, husband, son, pastor and friend. But, I have discovered over the years of my life, the real "heart and soul" of an experience is what one does with that experience. Are there transformative elements of an experience? How does an experience, this particular experience, hold within it opportunities to deepen my appreciation of life and, especially, my life as person of faith continually in search of faith.
One way by which I have found that a learning experience can be enhanced is by sharing that which I have learned. So, in the next few weeks I hope to announce a study series on Christianity. This will cover the history of the Christian church, theology and worldview.
While Christianity emerges from Judaism, its emergence and formation were clearly within a Roman world. I hope that my recent trip to Rome will enhance my presentation of the history of Christianity. As I have done with Islam, this study will no doubt involve, on some level, at least, material from the Teaching Company's Great Religions series.
Please "Stay Tuned" for further information.
Blessings,
Don
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