I recently did some traveling through Eastern Europe and Germany. In some of the cities I visited I was struck by the appearance of so-called "Plague Pillars." These pillars were erected in various town squares, from Budapest to Vienna to Prague, during the Middle...
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Philadelphia was founded and settled by immigrants from England – and some from Germany – and many of the neighborhoods and streets set up by these settlers betray their British (or German) origins. Many of the neighborhoods and streets that we encounter in...
Here is a collection of photos from my ten-day trip through Egypt with our group from First Presbyterian Church in Springfield. Click on the arrows on either side of the photos below to scroll through the photos....
Shortly before leaving on our long-planned trip to Egypt, Donald Trump launched an attack on Iran, seeking a government overthrow. While this was concerning for many reasons, it did not dissuade us from following through with our travel plans. No one else in our group...