Yesterday, I finished work on 16 scripts for the “Stations of the Cross” video Bible study.  They are, of course, just “drafts” since Tim Frakes and I plan to allow what we experience next week in the Holy Land to influence the study and its visuals.  But, truth to tell, it does feel very good to have some copy “in the can,” as they say!

My last visit to Jerusalem was in February of 2008.  I traveled with my then synod bishop, Claire Burkat, and others on the invitation of ELCJHL Bishop Munib Younan.  While in Jerusalem I recorded my Ash Wednesday sermon for Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, where I was serving at that time as Senior Pastor and, with Tim Frakes help (Tim was also along the last time) sent it back to Lansdale for almost-live use for Ash Wednesday worship.  You can view that sermon here .  It will be interesting to see how much things have changed, or not, since this last visit.

still at it…