I have not done one of these in weeks and weeks and it's high time. As I was walking home from the bus stop on this perfect afternoon, I realized that I've worrying a lot this past week. I've worried about Joe, about work, about money, about everything and anything, It didn't occur to me that I'd been worrying, but when I woke up with headaches -- really, more like face-aches -- every day this... Read more →
For our last church along New Hampshire Avenue, I bring you Resurrection Baptist Church. I saved this one for later in the list because I was hoping that it would be completed before this series was -- alas! It is still under construction -- a pre-natal house of God, if you will. The congregation is currently meeting in a local school; I'm sure they will enjoy praising God in this simple but elegant building. As... Read more →
So. Joe saw the doctor yesterday and mentioned that he had a second episode. The doctor immediately said, "This changes everything; you will see the cardiologist today." The office manager called the cardiologist office and bam! Appointment made. The cardiologist, who is named Dr. Wang (and I am NOT KIDDING about that), examined Joe, reviewed the test results so far, and then dropped the bombshell. He might have an atrial septal defect. Which, my friends,... Read more →
I've been holding off writing about this here until we knew more. Now we do, so time to come clean and tell the whole tale. Three weeks ago Joe had a weird episode at work. At first he thought his blood sugar had crashed, or maybe it was dehydration -- at any rate, he felt awful and took off early. But you know what? When he described his symptoms to me, I said Oh my... Read more →
Whereas this Kingdom Hall is located right next to a huge evangelical Christian church, today's Kingdom Hall is set back from the street on a little wooded lot. Like all the halls, this one is modest and utilitarian, but I think the angle makes the light pole look a tiny bit like a steeple. No? Okay. Maybe not. Neither has its own website, but both link up to the main site for the Jehovah's Witnesses,... Read more →
It's Shark Week! The headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring is promoting it by turning the building into a giant shark. The other fin and the tail decorate the other side and back of the building. It's a little disconcerting to have this looming over you as you wait for the bus... Read more →
Here is the bright white home of Shiloh Christian Fellowship. It's funny -- there are Shiloh Christian Fellowships all over the country. They're in Minot, North Dakota; Oakland, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Manchester, New Hampshire; even Baltimore, Maryland! But while the congregation of Shiloh Christian Fellowship of Silver Spring, Maryland has no home on the web, it certainly has a home in this little House of God. And I'm willing to bet they have a... Read more →
So anyway, after my trigger experience last Monday I drove into Silver Spring thinking that I might go to see Godfather II at the Silver, because really. Godfather II! Alas, it wasn't playing until much later that day, so I headed to the multiplex to scope out the more popular cinematic offerings. I toyed with the idea of Toy Story 3 until I realized that I would be sharing the theater with hordes of sticky... Read more →
I was walking into the parking garage when I saw them: a tiny, frail old lady leaning on her walker, inching her way down the sidewalk, and her daughter, middle-aged woman keeping pace, encouraging her mom. I had to bite my lip because... well, that was Mom and I, not so long ago. But the lip biting only made the tears fall out of my eyes as I passed them, passed them quickly because who... Read more →
This modest house with its tall white steeple is the Eun Sam Evangelical Church. This picture is not all that great, because the church is at the bottom of a steep driveway. At the bottom of the driveway there was not enough room to get a decent shot of the entire church. But imagine, if you will, a plain brick rambler on the other side of the steeple, and you've got it. I think this... Read more →