Camino Slideshow – Part Two

As I walked, I worshipped and waited. Worshipped God with some beautiful music, like More Than by Hillsong. And waited on God, to listen to his voice, to hear Him speaking into my life. I built an altar along a rocky, dusty road on a hot afternoon to remember that [...]

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Camino Slideshow – Part One

These are some of the best pictures from my Camino trip, set to music, which I used in my report to Calvary Church last weekend. The music is from Todd Agnew and called Lay It Down. It was one of the songs I listened to as I walked and dreamed about the day [...]

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Swinging Incense

Santiago Cathedral Botafumeiro (Incense censer), originally uploaded by martinbruce54.

On my last day in Santiago I attended the Pilgrim’s Mass. The church was crowded, and the priest greeted us in several different languages. A nun led us in worship with her crystal-clear voice, accompanied by a booming organ. Many actually sang!
After the blessing, [...]

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Espina de Cristo

Beautiful, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.
Amy had a great description of this flower.  It is called a Passion Flower.
“Passion” does not refer to love, but to the Christian theological icon of the passion of Christ on the cross. In the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish Christian missionaries discovered this flower and adopted its unique physical structures, [...]

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Paco Bruce

Paco Bruce, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.

This is how I looked AFTER the visit to the barbershop. I am going for the Hulk Hogan look. Now I am heading to the tattoo shop for some nice art work on my biceps, and then an earring of some sort.
Hope you like my new look! [...]

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Before Look with Marco

Before Look with Marco, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.
This is how I looked BEFORE I went to the barbershop in Naples.
I arrived just before midnight in Rome on Monday night, and Marco and some of our friends came and picked me up. First thing this morning we headed to the shop where I knew the barber.
The [...]

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Cowboy Ralf

Cowboy Ralf, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.

Ralf was looking forward to this moment the entire trip. He set up at 7 p.m. and waited for the sunset, then sat around and enjoyed the view late into the evening.
Ralf, you should have been a cowboy!

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Meike

Meike, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.

Meet Mieke. From Germany. She is a policeman (I mean, a policewoman) who serves as a border guard on the Germany-Switzerland border. Switzerland is not part of the Common Market, so you have to show your passport or ID card every time you go there. The Swiss [...]

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Sunrise over Olveiroa

Sunrise over Olveiroa, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.

The last morning, when we packed our bags for the LAST time and headed out for on THE WAY, we had this last beautiful sunset over the sleepy town of Olveiroa. The roosters were crowing, the wind was blowing gently, and by the time we got past the [...]

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Finisterre Finish

Ralf & Bruce arrive in Finisterre town, originally uploaded by martinbruce54.

When we got to the center of Finisterre, we took this picture there in the bay. The lighthouse is behind us, to the right (but I don’t think you can see it here). We made it!

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