I ambled easily through the rising Sun and into the outskirts of the town f Kendall Park, where I serendipitously came upon a long-sought-after shower – in the form of the lovely sponge bath I took in the parking lot of the County Veterinary Hospital … “Perhaps the second greatest charm of the pilgrim’s wandering […]
It didn’t take long for me to get my newly cleansed body back into motion, and it didn’t take long thereafter for me to see an astounding sight off to the roadway’s right – a huge, smooth, glowingly snow-white statue of a Buddha overlooking a home’s back courtyard. The home turned out to be the […]
Continuing with what would turn out to be a religion-themed day, I next came across the Durga Mandir Temple, essentially one of the primary centers of Hindu worship for all of eastern New Jersey. I had frankly never been to or into a Hindi place of worship before, so smoothly strolled into its still-under-construction grounds […]
Thereafter it was into the town of Kingston proper, and one of the very first buildings seen there happened to be the Kingston Presbyterian Church, where the words “God walks with you” were seen boldly emblazoned upon its primary placard. This synchronicity was more than enough for me, and I walked right up its easy […]
I had arrived well before that day’s service was to start, and the only other person on hand was the church caretaker, who graciously told me to head downstairs to the church’s cafeteria/rec room to wait for the pastor the arrive. I didn’t know how I was going to be received there, of course, and […]
What followed that day was truly quite remarkable – a communal showering of grace and kindness that was rarely experienced along my Walk. First fill-n pastor Grace and her husband John arrived and heard about my Walk and graciously invited me to stay. Then I shared a wonderful chat about life and radically living The […]
I woke this morning feeling absolutely fantastic – something that 10+ hours of sleep, freshly cleaned clothes, a warm shower and a hearty breakfast shared with like-Souled Friends will do for any pilgrim. And then it was time for another fond farewell as I headed back to The Road – to walk its ways smoothly […]
I easily made it into the town of Princeton proper, and just as easily entered and reverently paused there inside the peaceful bounds of St. Paul’s Catholic Church … “All the cunning of the devil is exercised in trying to tear us away from the Word of God as heard through the words of Jesus […]
“If design is merely an inducement to consume, then we must reject design. If architecture is merely the codifying of bourgeois model of ownership and an elevated status in society, then we must reject architecture. If architecture and town planning are merely the formalization of present unjust social divisions, then we must reject town planning […]
If the church is not going to teach our children to respect all others and be kind to all animals and care for the downtrodden, then the church shouldn’t be teaching our children at all … “Every religion describes God through metaphor, allegory, and exaggeration, from the early Egyptians through modern-day Sunday schools. And this […]
It was a relatively smooth walking day, and I made it without wobble or worry to the town of Lawrenceville, where I am first given a delicious peach by Debbie at the roadside Village Farms produce stand, and then am offered some just as delicious ice water (with three slices of lemon, no less) from […]
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