333 Blog Posts Since May, 2010
05/05/11: Our Story in Backpacking Light
04/22/11: The Wilsons on Travel with Rick Steves!
03/30/11: Remembering the Road
02/14/11: Luther on His Way Home
01/18/11: Luther in January and other things to ponder
12/07/10: And Now, At Last, Finally, For Real… It’s Over
12/05/10: Here I Walk 2011 Calendar!
11/25/10: A Thanksgiving Sermon: Nehemiah 8 and Luke 24
11/23/10: On the Air with Rick Steves
11/21/10: One Last Hurrah at Roanoke College
11/18/10: Theologians-in-Residence at Lenoir-Rhyne
11/17/10: Thursday at Roanoke
11/15/10: Two Martins’ Days at Augsburg College
11/10/10: Back in the U.S. of A.
11/07/10: Photos, Day 71, Rome
11/06/10: Photos, Day 70, Rome
11/05/10: A Catholic View of the Joint Declaration
11/05/10: Photos, Day 69, La Storta-Rome
11/05/10: Here I Walk in the news again…
11/04/10: Photos, Day 68, Campagnano di Roma-La Storta
11/03/10: A Couple of Days in Lutherland
11/03/10: Photos, Day 65, Bolsena+ to Viterbo+
11/02/10: Photos, Day 67, Capranica-Capagnano di Roma
11/01/10: A Statistical Review of Here I Walk
11/01/10: Reformation Day in Rome
11/01/10: What’s Next for Here I Walk?
10/31/10: If This Has Meant Something to You…
10/31/10: Our Personal Invitation to Some As-Yet Unidentified Catholics
10/31/10: Photos, Day 66, Viterbo+ to Capranica
10/31/10: All Hallows’ Eve, Reformation Day, and Two Anniversaries
10/30/10: The Final Stop—But This Story Isn’t Over Yet!
10/30/10: Scripture of the Day: October 30
10/29/10: We’re in Rome!
10/29/10: Photos, Day 64, Acquapendente-Bolsena+
10/29/10: That They May Be One!
10/29/10: Scripture of the Day: October 29
10/28/10: The Penultimate
10/28/10: Photos, Day 63, Radicofani-Acquapendente
10/28/10: Where Was the Pope?
10/28/10: Scripture of the Day: October 28
10/27/10: From the Etruscan Necropolis to Ice Cream Mountain
10/27/10: Photos, Day 62, Castiglione d’Orcia-Radicofani
10/27/10: Martin Luther’s Hymn “Dear Christians, Let Us Now Rejoice”
10/27/10: Scripture of the Day: October 27
10/26/10: Photos, Day 61, Buonconvento-Castiglione d’Orcia
10/26/10: Kiwis, Hazelnuts, and Bruschette
10/26/10: An Interview with Prof. Annemarie Mayer
10/26/10: Scripture of the Day: October 26
10/25/10: Three Interesting Sights, and Besides That Viterbo
10/25/10: Photos, Day 60, Siena-Buonconvento
10/25/10: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Global Christian Forum
10/25/10: Scripture of the Day: October 25
10/24/10: Dinner in Rome?
10/24/10: Visitations Not Happenstances
10/24/10: Photos, Day 59, Monteriggione-Siena
10/24/10: From Martin Luther’s “A Brief Introduction on What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels”
10/24/10: Scripture of the Day: October 24
10/23/10: Augustinians and Capuchins and Sacramentines, Oh My
10/23/10: Photos, Day 58, San Gimignano-Monteriggioni
10/23/10: An Interview with Jared Wicks, S.J., Catholic scholar of Luther
10/23/10: Scripture of the Day: October 23
10/22/10: The Ribollita Trail
10/22/10: Catholic Scholars of Luther
10/22/10: Photos, Day 57, San Gimignano
10/22/10: Scripture of the Day: October 22
10/21/10: Washington or Tuscany?
10/21/10: Photos, Day 56, Coiano-San Gimignano
10/21/10: Developing an Ecumenical View of Luther
10/21/10: Scripture of the Day: October 21
10/20/10: Long Day, Little Excitement
10/20/10: Photos, Day 55, Florence
10/20/10: The New Catholic—and Lutheran—View of Luther
10/20/10: Scripture of the Day: October 20
10/19/10: Hex: #E97451 RGB: 233, 226, 81
10/19/10: Photos, Day 54, Ponte a Cappiano-Coiano
10/19/10: Elsewhere in 1510
10/19/10: Scripture of the Day: October 19
10/18/10: Back in Dante’s Company
10/18/10: Photos, Day 53, Lucca-Ponte a Cappiano
10/18/10: Two Orthodox Contributions to Unity
10/18/10: Scripture of the Day: October 18
10/17/10: A Pheasant Day for a Walk
10/17/10: Photos, Day 52, Camaiore-Lucca
10/17/10: From Martin Luther’s Commentary on Galatians (1535)
10/17/10: The Fries-Rahner Proposal for the Unity of the Church
10/17/10: Scripture of the Day: October 17
10/16/10: Photos, Day 51, Marina di Massa-Camaiore
10/16/10: The Princeton Proposal for Christian Unity
10/16/10: Scripture of the Day: October 16
10/15/10: Florence as Luther Saw It
10/15/10: Photos, Day 50, Sarzana-Massa
10/15/10: Disunity about Unity: “All in Each Place” vs. Christian World Communions
10/15/10: Scripture of the Day: October 15
10/14/10: Under the Tuscan Fog
10/14/10: Photos, Day 48, Aulla-Sarzana
10/14/10: Disunity about Unity: Organic Union vs. United/Uniting Churches
10/14/10: Scripture of the Day: October 14
10/13/10: Roads, Palms, Shrubs, Limits
10/13/10: Photos, Day 47, Pontrimoli-Aulla
10/13/10: Disunity about Unity: Spiritual Unity vs. Federalism
10/13/10: Scripture of the Day: October 13
10/12/10: Lucky Lucca
10/12/10: Photos, Day 46, Berceto-Pontrimoli
10/12/10: Luther on Word, Sacraments, and Worship
10/12/10: Disunity about Unity
10/12/10: Scripture of the Day: October 12
10/11/10: My Kind of Rainy Day
10/11/10: Photos, Day 45, Sivizzano-Berceto
10/11/10: An Interview with Theodor Dieter, Lutheran Ecumenist
10/11/10: …and the Methodists Get in on the Action!
10/11/10: Scripture of the Day: October 11
10/10/10: Marble Quarries and Not Much Else
10/10/10: Letter to Pilgrims–A Guest Post by Katie A. Wilson
10/10/10: Photos, Day 44, Costa Mezzana-Sivizzano
10/10/10: Australia Ahead of Everybody Else
10/10/10: Scripture of the Day: October 10
10/09/10: First Glimpses of the Mediterranean
10/09/10: Photos, Day 43, Orio Litta-Montale (Piacenza)
10/09/10: Sweden and Finland Get Justified Too
10/09/10: Scripture of the Day: October 9
10/08/10: Photos, Day 42, Santa Cristina-Orio Litta
10/08/10: The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: So Much More Exciting Than It Sounds
10/08/10: Scripture of the Day: October 8
10/08/10: Grape Must and Whiffs of Vinegar
10/07/10: The Mycological Wonderland and Other First Impressions of Tuscany
10/07/10: Photos, Day 41, Pavia-Santa Cristina
10/07/10: From Martin Luther’s “A Simple Way to Pray”
10/07/10: On the Way to the Joint Declaration
10/07/10: Scripture of the Day: October 7
10/06/10: Photos, Day 40, Milan-Pavia
10/06/10: Spiritual Ecumenism, the Soul of the Movement
10/06/10: Scripture of the Day: October 6
10/05/10: Wild Plums and Tame Peaches
10/05/10: Photos, Day 39, Seveso-Milan
10/05/10: Ecumenical Instructions for Catholics (Protestants, Please Eavesdrop)
10/05/10: Scripture of the Day: October 5
10/04/10: Italian Rain is Just as Wet as German Rain
10/04/10: Photos, Day 38, Como-Seveso
10/04/10: Luther on How to Become a Theologian
10/04/10: The End of Monologues, the Beginning of Dialogues
10/04/10: Scripture of the Day: October 4
10/03/10: Fluvial Taxi to Emilia-Romagna
10/03/10: Photos, Day 37, Dascio-Como
10/03/10: A Whole New Take on the Church
10/03/10: Scripture of the Day: October 3
10/02/10: Musings on Lombardy
10/02/10: Photos, Day 36, Chiavenna-Dascio
10/02/10: A Bumpy Catholic Ride into Ecumenism
10/02/10: Scripture of the Day: October 2
10/02/10: Here I Walk–more news
10/02/10: What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?–A Guest Post by Natalie Gessert
10/01/10: The Ticket Checker Magnet Strikes Again
10/01/10: Photos, Day 35, Bivio-Chiavenna
10/01/10: Some Thoughts on Luther and the Jews
10/01/10: An Interview with Bp. Donald McCoid
10/01/10: Scripture of the Day: October 1
09/30/10: I Would Walk Five Hundred Miles and I Would Walk Five Hundred More
09/30/10: Photos, Day 34, Tiefencastel-Bivio
09/30/10: The Via Francigena
09/30/10: Milan: Just Like New York, But With Fewer Italians
09/30/10: Scripture of the Day: September 30
09/29/10: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
09/29/10: Scripture of the Day: September 29
09/29/10: Miraculous Milan
09/28/10: Photos, Day 33, Tamins-Alvashein
09/28/10: Mediator(s) and Saints
09/28/10: Scripture of the Day: September 28
09/28/10: The Legitimate Public Transit Part
09/27/10: Under the Chestnut Trees
09/27/10: Some Thoughts on Saints
09/27/10: From Martin Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation, 1518
09/27/10: Scripture of the Day: September 27
09/26/10: Photos, Day 31, Vaduz-Bad Ragaz
09/26/10: From Luther’s Commentary on the Magnificat
09/26/10: Navigating a Pilgrimage
09/26/10: Scripture of the Day: September 26
09/26/10: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
09/25/10: The Road to Bivio
09/25/10: Photos, Day 30, Mäder-Vaduz
09/25/10: Crossing the Alps with Nothing but a Cloak, Staff, and Sandals
09/25/10: Scripture of the Day: September 25
09/24/10: Let Your Holy Angels Have Watch Over Us
09/24/10: Photos, Day 29, Bregenz-Mäder
09/24/10: Interview with Fr. Richard G. Herbel, Lutheran monk
09/24/10: Scripture of the Day: September 24
09/23/10: Photos, Day 28, Bregenz
09/23/10: Rustic Brown
09/23/10: Grüezi Miteinander!
09/23/10: Scripture of the Day: September 23
09/22/10: Photos, Day 27, Scheidegg-Bregenz
09/22/10: From Martin Luther’s Letter to George Spenlein, April 8, 1516
09/22/10: Scripture of the Day: September 22
09/21/10: Leaving Liechtenstein for Heidiland
09/21/10: Photos, Day 26, Missen-Scheidegg
09/21/10: The New Ecumenical Language
09/21/10: Lovely Little Liechtenstein
09/21/10: Scripture of the Day: September 21
09/20/10: Out of Austria
09/20/10: Photos, Day 25, Kempten-Missen
09/20/10: From Sheep Cheese Dumplings to Glorification
09/20/10: Scripture of the Day: September 20
09/19/10: Photos, Day 24, Bad Groenenbach-Kempten
09/19/10: Sheep Cheese Dumplings: The Key to Ecumenical Understanding
09/19/10: Scripture of the Day: September 19
09/18/10: Tschüss Germany, Grüss Gott Austria
09/18/10: Photos, Day 23, Memmingen-Bad Grönenbach
09/18/10: Pilgrimages and Santiago de Compostela
09/18/10: Scripture of the Day: September 18
09/17/10: From Martin Luther’s “The Freedom of a Christian”
09/17/10: Triply Blessed
09/17/10: Scripture of the Day: September 17
09/16/10: Scripture of the Day: September 16
09/15/10: Mushrooms in the Market, Pilgrims in the Pub
09/15/10: Photos, Day 22, Illertissen-Memmingen
09/15/10: A Quick Guide to Some Ecumenical Concepts: Reception
09/15/10: A Quick Guide to Some Ecumenical Concepts: Consensus
09/15/10: Scripture of the Day: September 15
09/14/10: The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Cowbell
09/14/10: Photos, Day 21, Ulm-Illertissen
09/14/10: A Quick Guide to Some Ecumenical Concepts: Convergence
09/14/10: Scripture of the Day: September 14
09/13/10: Bad Groaning-bach
09/13/10: Photos, Day 20, Ulm
09/13/10: A Couple More Press Links
09/13/10: A Quick Guide to Some Ecumenical Concepts
09/13/10: Scripture of the Day: September 13
09/13/10: Mindless Miles to Memmingen
09/12/10: Photos, Day 19, Steppen Ob Lontal — Ulm
09/12/10: Inventing German
09/12/10: Scripture of the Day: September 12
09/11/10: Entertained by Angels Unawares
09/11/10: Photos, Day 18, Neresheim Abbey-Stetten ob Lontal
09/11/10: From Martin Luther’s Sermon “Two Kinds of Righteousness”
09/11/10: Scripture of the Day: September 11
09/11/10: All About Ulm
09/10/10: Photos, Day 17, Nördlingen-Neresheim Abbey
09/10/10: Spiritual Disciplines for Ecumenism: Forgiveness, Patience, and Conversion
09/10/10: Scripture of the Day: September 10
09/09/10: Walking and Sleeping through Church History
09/09/10: Photos, Day 15, Oettingen in Bayern
09/09/10: Photos, Day 16, Oettingen in Bayern — Nördlingen
09/09/10: Spiritual Disciplines for Ecumenism: Prayer, Love, and Honesty
09/09/10: Scripture of the Day: September 9
09/08/10: Walking in the Clouds
09/08/10: Photos, Day 14, Gunzenhausen-Oettingen in Bayern
09/08/10: Spiritual Disciplines for Ecumenism
09/08/10: Scripture of the Day: September 8
09/07/10: Dreary to Cheery
09/07/10: Photos, Day 13, Neuendettelsau-Gunzenhausen
09/07/10: Luther on Having a God
09/07/10: An Interview with Kilian McDonnell, OSB
09/07/10: Bach, Baroque, Booklessness
09/07/10: Scripture of the Day: September 7
09/06/10: Photos, Day 12, Nuremberg-Neuendettelsau
09/06/10: Wait, Wait… concluded
09/06/10: Postscript on Hohentruedlingen and Oettingen
09/06/10: Scripture of the Day: September 6
09/05/10: Cup Running Over
09/05/10: Photos, Day 11, Kalchreuth-Nuremberg
09/05/10: Wait, Wait… continued
09/05/10: Scripture of the Day: September 5
09/04/10: The Alps via Iowa
09/04/10: Photos, Day 10, Forchheim-Kalchreuth
09/04/10: Wait, Wait… How is Ecumenism Even Possible?
09/04/10: Scripture of the Day: September 4
09/03/10: Bananas, Presbyterians, and Ecumenical Reconciliation
09/03/10: Photos, Day 9, Bamberg-Forchheim
09/03/10: Resources, and Other Pilgrims
09/03/10: Robert Louis Stevenson, Ecumenist
09/03/10: Scripture of the Day: September 3
09/02/10: From Dürer to Deaconesses
09/02/10: Photos, Day 8, Bamberg
09/02/10: From Martin Luther’s “The Babylonian Captivity of the Church”
09/02/10: Scripture of the Day: September 2
09/01/10: Mosquitos and Painters and Charismatics, Oh My
09/01/10: Photos, Day 7, Zapfendorf-Bamberg
09/01/10: Scripture of the Day: September 1
08/31/10: What’s This? Sunshine?
08/31/10: Photos, Day 6, Vierzehnheiligen-Zapfendorf
08/31/10: Hail Mary, Full of Grays
08/31/10: Luther and the Mystics, Part Three
08/31/10: Scripture of the Day: August 31
08/30/10: Photos, Day 5, Coburg-Vierzehnheiligen
08/30/10: Luther and the Mystics, Part Two—An Interview with Volker Leppin
08/30/10: Scripture of the Day: August 30
08/29/10: Without Sunday There’s Only Workdays
08/29/10: Photos, Day 4, Eisfeld-Coburg
08/29/10: Luther and the Mystics, Part One
08/29/10: Scripture of the Day: August 29
08/28/10: We Made It through Week One!
08/28/10: Rats, Walls, and Needlemakers: Welcome to Late Medieval Cities
08/28/10: Scripture of the Day: August 28
08/27/10: Don’t Say “Downpour” Till You Really Mean It
08/27/10: From One Reformer to Fourteen Saints
08/27/10: Scripture of the Day: August 27
08/26/10: Photos, Day 3
08/26/10: The Liturgical Calendar and Fasting
08/26/10: Photos, Day 2
08/26/10: Goodbye Thuringia, Hello Bavaria
08/26/10: Scripture of the Day: August 26
08/25/10: Designing Bibles
08/25/10: And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
08/25/10: Scripture of the Day: August 25
08/24/10: The Almost-Luther Day
08/24/10: Mission, Ecumenism, Two Anniversaries, and Big Big Lies
08/24/10: Scripture of the Day: August 24
08/24/10: Slugs and Slate
08/23/10: Luther Was Not a Monk
08/23/10: From Martin Luther’s “Large Catechism”
08/23/10: Scripture of the Day: August 23
08/23/10: Photos: Travel to and Arrival at Erfurt
08/22/10: One Day Down, Sixty-Nine To Go!
08/22/10: Erfurt and the World
08/22/10: Scripture of the Day: August 22
08/21/10: Why Luther Went to Rome
08/20/10: Invitation to a Septuagint of Prayer
08/20/10: Here I Walk at the Wall Street Journal
08/19/10: Here I Walk on First Things
08/17/10: Companions for the Journey
08/10/10: Walking after Talking
08/07/10: Scenic Trails and Pilgrims’ Routes
08/06/10: Where Does It All End?
07/31/10: Prayers for the Journey
07/22/10: After the Apology
07/22/10: In Other Ecumenical News…
06/28/10: Preparing to Pilgrim
06/04/10: Where Luther Slept
05/29/10: Pilgrims’ Paths
05/24/10: Confessions of a Reluctant Ecumenist
05/17/10: How Many Steps?
05/17/10: Martin Luther in 1510
05/17/10: The Space In-Between
05/17/10: What Has Erfurt to Do with Rome?






















