One of the less well known but beautiful cathedrals in England is Worchester Cathedral, the home of the famous composer Elgar (as in the Enigma Variations). Here are some images for your contemplation. The town of Worchester has other interesting features, including Tudor architecture down near the river and interesting signs. Read more
Easily the most impressive castle on the northeast coast of England is Bamburgh, which is part ancient and part modern (still a modern residence). To top things off, the little village next to it has the best tea and scones anywhere! But I was fortunate enough to be there on a sunny day, and here are some shots from various angles— Read more
While some of you may have sampled the Lindisfarne Gospels online, or perhaps even in the British Museum, I’m betting few of you have made the trek to Lindisfarne Island, a tidal island (which means you can drive there when the tide is low), famous for its monks like St. Oswald. The connection between Lindisfarne and Durham is important as well, but that’s story for another day. Here are some pictures from my last pilgrimage to Lindisfarne….. If you ask... Read more
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Bonus points if you can guess where these pictures were taken (clue, its 3 different places in Turkey). This post is not a…… Read more
We are now in the season of ‘Christian’ films, leading up to Easter of which there are at least three: 1) Samson; 2) I Can Only Imagine (a movie about the songwriter of that popular Christian praise song), and 3) Paul the Apostle. This review will deal only with the Samson film which received a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which I would say is mostly justified, although the film is not without its moments. First of all, the film... Read more
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