A few weeks ago I went to Rome for two days. I visited some amazing churches. This is a short video, not high quality, of Chiesa del Gesù. I thought you might like to experience the SIZE of cathedral domes like this. No wonder people are in awe of these places, built centuries ago. CLICK…
I didn’t expect this! I traveled to Bergamo for a couple of days. Just had to get out and see some Italian mastery from the 15th and 16th centuries. So I picked Bergamo, about two and a half hours by train. I thought I would find some interesting photos, but NOT THIS! Incredible! This is…
Yesterday you saw this painting on the walls of the convent at Saint Guilia in Brescia. Now look at the detail in the background. Low and behold, this crucifixion happened in Italy. See the castle, the horseback rider, the hills, the men with tools for the fields, the houses. This is how people were educated…
Female monastery of Benedictine rule, built by the last Lombard king Desiderio and his wife Ansa in 753 AD, San Salvatore – Santa Giulia played a leading role (religious, political and economic) even after the defeat inflicted by Charlemagne against the Lombards . An amazing place, but don’t think you will see it like the…
I will be lecturing in Virginia Beach July 8th and 9th from 7:00-9:00 PM at Providence Mennonite Church 5363 Old Providence Road Virginia Beach, VA Here are the proposed topics 1. Emotional Exegesis – Why you can’t read the Bible without feeling. Not just your feelings, but the feelings of the characters in the stories, including…
When it comes to doing anything except photo editing in Photoshop, I am a complete novice. Therefore, when I try to make a new cover for my latest book, soon to be published, I really have no idea how to do this. And watching the videos on YouTube doesn’t help much since they all assume…
So I went to Brescia today. I saw this from the train. Then I went to Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie. The priest was just finishing mass and when he saw me with two camera kneeling on the floor to get a shot of the ceiling, he offered to turn on the lights. Here’s…
Some ceilings worth viewing And this last one you might want to see a little closer
