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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?

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