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Happy Ferragosto!

August 13, 2022

What better way to wind up the hottest part of summer than with a Ferragosto post, right? Still, I can hear you asking, “Ferragosto? What in the world is that?” Well, it means August vacation. And it’s the official celebration day (on August 15) of the summer vacation from work. Ferragosto is a holiday period…
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The Much of Little

August 12, 2022

We don’t travel by train much anymore, but I remember the long train rides of our early carless years in Italy. When my husband had to ride an old moped 12 miles to work – even in the rain and snow. There are areas of Italy where you can live without a car thanks to…
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Free Bible Images

August 5, 2022

Here’s a tip for all you creatives, teachers, and pastors! If you are frustrated by the lack of quality Bible images, check out Free Bible Images.org. They have over 1100 sets of Bible story images and illustrations available for free use! Over 1100 sets of images! They’re all part of the visual journey through the…
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A Divine Romance

August 3, 2022

Christ said that he was the Alpha and the Omega. The first and last letters of the Greek language, in common use at the time. So he was saying that he was both the beginning and the end. Not only that all things begin and end with him, but that they will continue in him…
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The Religious Climate in Christ’s Time

August 1, 2022

The rabbis of Christ’s day proudly regarded Judea, with its traditional learning and religious academies, as superior to the northern regions of Israel. A sentiment that they expressed with the following saying. “If anyone wants to be rich, let him go north (to Galilee); if he wants to be wise, let him come south (to…
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Italy’s Mud Volcanoes [Video]

July 31, 2022

We recently visited some of Italy’s mud volcanoes in the Emilia-Romagna region. The Salse of Nirano, a regional nature reserve of international importance. The reserve lies in the picturesque Apennine Mountains between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. But I thought the easiest, and hopefully most interesting, way to explain this area would be to take you on…
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