This week’s episode brings our second season of The Road to Somewhere to a close. After a summer break we will launch into Season Three, which will take us across thirteen short miles of Route 66 as it cuts the corner of Kansas. In today’s episode John and Joy head toward the state line that separates Missouri from… Continue reading Harleys and Hot Rods
The Wall
The Wall I’m a big Pink Floyd fan. “Dark Side of the Moon” is my favorite album by the group, but I also like a rock opera they created titled “The Wall”. One of the lyrics that repeats throughout the record is; “Just another brick in the wall”. In the opera, the wall is a… Continue reading The Wall
The Crapduster
What do you get when you add wings, an engine, and a propeller to a manure wagon? Obviously…the Crapduster. If you want to see one, you have to travel to Carthage, Missouri, on Alternate Route 66. While you are there you might want to take in a movie at one of the oldest functioning drive-ins in America. Episode 9,… Continue reading The Crapduster
The Chronicles of Israel
Many of you are familiar with the great C.S. Lewis classic series The Chronicles of Narnia. But did you know that Israel had its own set of Chronicles? In this week’s session of The Road to Somewhere, we will head to Springfield, Missouri, one of two cities claiming to be the birthplace of Route 66, and take a look at… Continue reading The Chronicles of Israel
Heading Toward Catastrophe!
Perhaps no other nation has a history as strange as that of the nation of Israel. Turn on the news tonight and there will be at least one segment giving an update of all that is currently happening in Israel. Open your Bible to the Old Testament and you will read the history of ancient Israel, from… Continue reading Heading Toward Catastrophe!
The Missing Body
Tomorrow we celebrate the greatest event in human history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Everything Jesus said, did, and claimed rested on whether his claim that he would rise from the dead in three days actually happened. There are many arguments that help validate the truth of the resurrection, but one has to do with what was… Continue reading The Missing Body
Finished Business
Tetelestai! Just one word. In John’s gospel it is the last word Jesus speaks from the cross. Most bibles translate it “It is finished!” It comes from the Greek word telos. It is a word that could also be translated “Paid in Full”. Above Jesus’ head a sign stating the charge against Jesus had been nailed by Pilate. In three languages… Continue reading Finished Business
The World’s Richest Man
Who is the world’s richest man? In our world, it changes daily depending on what happens in the stock market. But in ancient Israel, 950 BC, there was only one and his name was Solomon. You can find his story in I Kings, which just happens to be the book we look at briefly in Episode 6 of… Continue reading The World’s Richest Man
David and Bathsheba
It is probably the most notorious incident of adultery in human history. Since it took place over 3,000 years ago it has had a lot of time to gain that degree of infamy. His name was David and hers was Bathsheba. He was the King of Israel and she was the wife of one of David’s closest warriors. Their… Continue reading David and Bathsheba
A Trip to Cuba
Having checked out the Route 66 fire hydrants in Sullivan, Missouri, John and Joy head down the road to Cuba…Missouri. Just as Sullivan is known for its fire hydrants, Cuba is known for its murals. It is even called “The Mural City”. In the small town of 3,000, sixteen businesses have had murals painted on… Continue reading A Trip to Cuba