The Faiths Act Fellows were invited to privately tour Westminster Abbey. Before our tour we attended Saturday Evensong in the cathedral. We sat right next to the choir, which for all intents and purposes was a squad of angels. I’ve never experienced sound, in any setting, like I did in Westminster. The organ and the [...]
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Charitable activities
August 2nd, 2009
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During yesterday’s visit to London’s Central Synagogue, we had a meeting with Rabbi Marcus to discuss a few of the things that our team saw during the Shabbat service. One of the Faiths Act Fellows asked the rabbi what manner of charitable activities the synagogue engaged in. Rabbi Marcus paused and inhaled with great gravitas [...]
Faiths Act Fellows Training – Day 2
August 1st, 2009
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For some unknown reason, I’m sleeping absolutely terribly. I won’t blame the mattress – it’s only doing its job – and I have no idea what could be the problem. I woke up this morning difficultly and in pain. That being said, I’m ready for more action! We headed out as a team to London’s [...]
Faiths Act Fellows Training – Day 1
July 31st, 2009
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The Faiths Act Fellows met for our first day of training this morning. We’ve spent the last three months getting to know each others’ bios and pictures, discussing the Fellowship over conference calls, and in some cases, chit-chatting through Facebook. It was the first time that all thirty of us were in the same room. [...]
Rosetta Stone
July 30th, 2009
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There it is. When I was a kid, I learned that Jean-François Champollion was the name of the French scholar who had decoded the stone. From that point on, I imagined myself as a young Champollion, someday traveling to the sands of a far-away place and digging up some language fragment that I would then [...]
Landing in London
July 29th, 2009
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My plane from Denver took off about three hours late due to mechanical failures, general delays, and harsh rains – pretty much the three main reasons (not counting geese) that can screw up air travel. That being said, I also screwed up my seat assignment by not checking in early. They settled me in the [...]
Interfaith Youth Core and Tony Blair Faith Foundation
July 23rd, 2009
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Well, it’s come down to it. I leave next Tuesday for six weeks of training for my new job (my first day is October 1st) and I couldn’t be more excited. A bit of background: A year ago, an encounter between Eboo Patel, the Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core, and Tony Blair, former [...]
Ephesus
February 1st, 2009
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Ephesus – Originally uploaded by timbrauhn For as long as I can remember, I’ve been inspired by old things. It seemed like, as a little kid, I was always imagining myself as some knight of the realm or old pioneer, striding across the valleys of the world to pitch a tent in some far off [...]
