In the midst of reading another book I purchased from book store, I had to change my writing and thinking to this one since I needed to review it. I did not expect it to be good but it has all kinds of good thoughts including the idea of pilgrimage. In the forward, it says that Pilgrimage is always the last of the seven to be named for two reasons: "It is organizational and it is cautionary." and the author adds, "it is the most dangerous of the seven." "Either way, nothing is ever the same with pilgrimage. Beware." Foster adds, "Pilgrimage, whatever else it does, completely undoes certainty."
Other lines of the author that caused me to underline:
"Traveling is fundamental to the definition and the psyche of human beings."
"Christian pilgrimage can and should be a walk with Jesus."
"Physical pilgrimage involves bodies, blisters, hunger and diahrrea. And it's a kingdom activity."
"Arrival is less important than the journey."
"Ecstasy isn't of the essence of relationship. But expect things to happen."
"As conventional churchgoing plummets, the number of people taking to the road rises."
"Every conversion story in the N. Testament is a launch party for a new travel book."
And on to Chapter 3. This is a book worth reading.
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