Want to learn some "German"? |
Filed under Life in Europe |
Are you intimidated by the thought of learning another language? Think again! You might know more "German" than you think! 🙂 (more…)
Death of Jason Jean Hellmig |
Filed under UCG-Germany |
The six week old grandson of Elisabeth and Wilfried Hellmig died one week ago today of sudden infant death syndrome. (more…)
Trumpets in Venlo |
Filed under UCG-Germany, UCG-Holland |
The Dutch city of Venlo, just on the Dutch side of the border with Germany, was the location for yesterday’s combined service on the Feast of Trumpets. (more…)
My "hippy" friend? |
Filed under Life in Europe |
I have known Darris McNeely, managing editor of World News & Prophecy, for some 36 years. Even after all these years I learned some more about him during his recent visit to Germany. (more…)
"I don’t get no respect!" |
[with comments] Filed under Life in Europe |
The late Rodney Dangerfield's well-known line from his comedy routines came to mind during my recent visit to Berlin with World News & Prophecy managing editor Darris McNeely. Maybe that is what some 2500 Soviet soldiers would say if they had a chance – soldiers buried just inside what used to be West-Berlin. (more…)
"I had a Berliner" |
Filed under Life in Europe |
An American can hardly visit Berlin without being reminded of John F. Kennedy’s famous speech given in June 1963. World News & Prophecy managing editor Darris McNeely was no exception. (more…)
Potsdam 1945: Unfinished Business |
Filed under Life in Europe |
"How does it feel to be in enemy territory?" Somewhat of a strange question to be asked at a church social, as I was in the summer of 1982. (more…)
Hot time at Burger King in Berlin |
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Flame-broiled burgers aren't the only things that get hot at the Burger King restaurant in Berlin's new main train station, as World News & Prophecy managing editor Darris McNeely and I found out today. (more…)
Celtic outing in Stuttgart |
Filed under UCG-Germany |
On Sunday following services in Stuttgart, our congregation visited a nearby Celtic museum. (more…)
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