Category: travel
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inauguration recap at consuming jesus blog
Dr Paul Metzger is the author of Consuming Jesus and the director of The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins. Dr Metzger recently asked if I could write up a short summary of our trip to DC for the inauguration. My recap can be found on the Consuming Jesus Blog. It’s…
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inauguration day
It was a long and good day. The experience of being in Washington DC for the inauguration sparked a handful of thoughts and questions that I hope to reflect on later this week. For now, here’s a brief recap of our day.
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dc day 2
Some very quick (and sleepy) impressions of our second day in Washington DC: We all agree that there is a bunch of excitement in the air. People are quick to talk to you and ask where you’ve come from for the inauguration. It’s been heartening to hear how many folks- like us- don’t have tickets…
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our first evening in dc
Our drive from Chicago to Washington DC went really well yesterday. We had snow most of the way but not enough to slow us down. (We did have one exciting moment looking for a cafe off the Pennsylvania Turnpike, but Michael’s expert driving skills kept us out of the ditch.) After a couple hours of…
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to dc for the inaugruation
It’s funny how late 10:00 PM seems knowing that we have to get up in less than 5 hours. We’re getting a (very) early start tomorrow so that we can pick up the Washingtons and begin our 12 hour drive to Washington DC. This trip is one of the things I was most looking forward…
David W. Swanson 