My first trip through such an establishment occurred many years ago in Las Vegas on the way to feast on prime rib at a 98₵ all-you-can-eat buffet.
Opportunity • Travel • Uncategorized
December 17, 2022
Storehouses or exhibitions? That is a question I occasionally ponder when working my way through museums.
Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
October 15, 2022
One hundred fifty pounds of bacon. Now that is a lot of hog!
Quakers • Travel • Uncategorized
August 20, 2022
A few years ago, an opportunity allowed me to spend a couple of weeks in the country of Bolivia. ..
Equality • Freedom • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
August 14, 2021
Maggie insisted that wasn’t true—that “people want a place where . . .
Community • Joy • Quakers • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
July 24, 2021
We may have been more like Tom Sawyer than Lewis and Clark as we made our way to the river, . . .
Joy • Opportunity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
April 3, 2021
Turtle soup. Now that was to be a different experience for me. I had known people who accidentally caught turtles while pond fishing and wondered what to do with them. Where I was raised, children were warned that if a snapping turtle bit their finger . . .
Opportunity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
December 5, 2020
No, as it turned out the cart would not deliver me but rather hold me out like a carrot on a stick.
Cheeseburgers • Opportunity • Travel • Uncategorized
October 24, 2020
This brief reprieve from the borders of Wayne County where I live presented an opportunity to resume my continuing search for cheeseburger excellence. A few yards from our hotel we spotted a small place called BJ’s Diner, complete with a sign that boasted “Best Burgers In Town.”
Cheeseburgers • Opportunity • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
September 5, 2020
A friend and I who meet regularly for lunch decided to venture off our well-worn path. We agreed to stay away from places we had been before. We would avoid chains. In no time, it became obvious . . .
Further Reading
“Jay is clear-eyed yet enchanting, reconnecting us with the divine in the muck and glory of everyday life. I sighed with delight, laughed out loud, and took notes to use in the years to come.”
–Samir Selmanovic, Founder of TURN Community
“Jay Marshall calls us to the values of truthfulness in the“here and now” and in the everyday.”
–Dr. Jeffrey Carter, President, Bethany Theological Seminary