Tales from the Trail #24: The demons in the Divine …

With my spirits truly soaring (having just received a ride through the very portion of Indianapolis that my broken feet were least thrilled with having to navigate), I began to hobble along Michigan Road, and smilingly flowed along smoothly enough until I come across a 7th Day Adventist bible study meeting in session at the […]

Tales from the Trail #23: Rescued again by the Righteous …

Walking into that early evening, with the temperatures pleasantly cool and the traffic relatively minimal (there was a brilliantly wide shoulder to walk on for most of that night’s jaunt as well), it didn’t take long for me to eventually come upon the Grace Assembly Church (on the Indianapolis side of the town of Whiteland) […]

Tales from the Trail #22: The kindness of the Young …

After making my way pretty deeply into Franklin proper, I pulled into a local Panera to chill out and drink some brown-sugar water for awhile. Now Panera franchises are normally relaxed places to hang out for pilgrims, and there was nothing unusually uninviting about this particular franchise, and yet somehow the vibe there was just […]

Tales from the Trail #21: The mercy of life’s next Michael …

I was a bit bummed out about losing my hat, without question, and the day was already getting to be another true scorcher, and so I limped resolutely to the next major intersection of the roadway (a traffic light located where Highway 31 crossed State Road 252) and tried to hitch a ride there (knowing […]

Tales from the Trail #20: Euphorically edified in Edinburg …

I eventually made it thereafter through the town of Taylorsville (where a kind Phil read my smock and noticed my limp and offered me a breakfast of hash-browns & jam muffins at the local McDonald’s) and then all the way to the near outskirts of the town of Edinburg (where I peacefully paused awhile on […]