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  • Intentional or Accidental?

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! How did we all get here? An age old question with more answers than I could possibly list here. Where you stand often comes down to whether or not you think we were created with intention or formed through a cosmic accident. I believe this question of hope and the… Read more

  • Where Does This Lead?

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Last time we ended with the question, “Where does this lead?” Where do the realities created by extreme poverty and the insecurity of basic resources lead for people like Gladys in places like Nicaragua? Well, I am not sure it always leads to the same place and, in fact, I… Read more

  • Survival Mode

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! How does a lack of access to basic practical needs impact your ability to learn and dream about the future? That was the question we left off with last time. What is the answer? In my experience it makes it very challenging and complicated. In El Canon, the small community… Read more

  • Lessons from Gladys

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Gladys, was and is still famous among the many people from Crossroads Community Church who have traveled to Nicaragua on mission trips. In fact, I think it would be accurate to say that many of these people would tell you that you have not been to Nicaragua until you meet… Read more

  • “First” Hotdogs

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Following the first church service I attended in El Canon, the team I was with from my church began to prepare for a community hotdog lunch, a tradition the team had started the year before. I would later learn that the “hotdog lunch service” was the most well attended service… Read more

  • The Other Canyon

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Hotdogs- they have never struck me as more than a food of convenience. I have eaten my fair share of them over the years, but I have never gone somewhere because of them. In fact, I have often tried to avoid this mystery meat with the exception of backyard cookouts. However, I would… Read more