Tag: Churches

Well, I was finally in Prague. I’d had a trip planned back in 2020, but I think we all know what happened that year. So that trip got cancelled and somehow I’d never had a good opportunity to go back since then, until now. I usually opt to explore cities on my own, but I discovered a ...

I am a white, heterosexual, middle-aged man. I know nothing of what it is like to be discriminated against, belittled, and treated as if I am a second-class citizen in the Kingdom of God. I was, by virtue of my genetic material, given all kinds of privileges that others have had to fight to attain. ...

The rock-hewn churches at Lalibela were built using subtractive procedures, which create space by removing material. Out of the 11 churches, four are free-standing (monolithic), while seven share a wall with the mountain from which they were carved. The churches are all unique, contributing to the s...

They seem to have been designed by mythology and built by legend. The stave churches of Norway are unique heritage. When you first encounter these mysterious black wooden structures, starkly contrasting with the green valleys and the blue sky, they represent a fragile humanity within a huge and over...