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So, this pilgrimage draws to an end. There will be much to consider in the coming months. In one way, it seemed to end quickly… in other ways it seemed to last a very long time. Sunday, September 28, 2025: We stayed two nights near Alexandria to be able to worship at Trinity United Methodist…
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Sorry for being a little late with this update. There were many miles to travel and many places to visit. It is obvious I was too aggressive with our northerly circuit, some waypoints were skipped to maintain our appointment with Rev. Stefanie Bennett, the pastor of John Street UMC in New York City on Saturday…
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Exhausted… the past two days have been grueling… my map book/travelogue included 52 waypoints for the two days combined, with nearly 450 miles of travel… what was I thinking!? We moved from June, 1791 into July, 1791 in Asbury’s journal. I don’t have many pictures for you in this post. We are looking forward to…
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We worshipped at St. George’s Church before leaving Philadelphia Sunday morning. I was invited to try out the pulpit… but as you can see, the result was that the church emptied before I reached the platform. The raised pulpit was a later addition and was not present when Asbury was serving there. Sunday, September 14,…
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The last two days have taken us from Baltimore, MD, through Delaware and into Pennsylvania. We have enjoyed the scenery, the people and the places we have visited. The trip continues to be one of unexpected, but mostly pleasant surprises. Friday, September 12, 2025: Our first stop after leaving Baltimore was the site of Cokesbury…
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My first post while “on the road.” Saturday, we packed the car, took one last look around the house, double checked our checklists one more time and left Ruckersville. As I noted in my previous post, we stopped off in Richmond and then headed for the Jamestown Ferry. Our passage on the Surry was without…
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Sleepless in Ruckersville… 5 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. When I first started writing this post, it began: “Just under 4 weeks now, before the beginning of our shadowing Francis Asbury’s circuit of 1791. My checklist of tasks to complete before our departure is getting longer and longer (it is growing faster than the pace…
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I share my time between two homes, the parsonage and our home in Greene County. Mostly, I am at the parsonage these days. It is located in a beautiful rural, country setting near Batesville. I joke with folks in saying the world really is flat, and that our parsonage is right on the edge… if…
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Those who know me, know that I ascribe to a connections theology. I stopped using the word “coincidence” in my vocabulary many years ago. Rather than attributing chance happenings to some mysterious juju, I believe that God creates connections in our life’s journey. My metaphor for these connections would be the dots on a “connect…
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July 16, 2025: The death was not unexpected, nonetheless it hurt. He had been an almost constant companion in my automobile since January… literally, a passenger in the car with me. He had traveled with JoAnne and me on ice cream runs, on our trips to visit family in Richmond, Annual Conference and even our…
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