http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/ Formation - Justice - Faith en Copyright 2008 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:36:14 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss It is our pleasure to walk along side students as they discover the many ways the biblical text intersects with their lives. http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/09/the_study_of_re.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/09/the_study_of_re.html It's All Academic to Me Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:36:14 -0600 We began this blog as a way to help communicate news and pictures related to the Belmont in Africa trip. There were more than 1,000 hits to the blog while we were on the trip. It was a great way... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/07/moving_on_from.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/07/moving_on_from.html Announcement Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:16:09 -0600 About 33 hours ago we were on a safari truck driving around the Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa. We were near the end of the drive when about 100 yards down the road we saw, Mavoso, the dominant bull... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/mavoso_chases_u.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/mavoso_chases_u.html Belmont in Africa Thu, 31 May 2007 06:59:57 -0600 Hysterical laughter, a chorus of squeals and giggles, shouts of ‘nyaah!’ followed by echos of ‘awkward elephant’ while holding your arm up to your nose like a trunk. Games of ‘would you rather’, and ‘two lies and a truth’, Dr... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/from_mandy_for.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/from_mandy_for.html Belmont in Africa Wed, 30 May 2007 08:05:00 -0600 From the wonderfully helpful boys in the kitchen, Blake, Will, Marcus, Brandon, and the ‘click click’ that came from Chris D and his camera, who all braved the icy Atlantic for a few minutes of brilliant exhilarating fun, to endless... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/from_cath.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/from_cath.html Belmont in Africa Wed, 30 May 2007 08:00:00 -0600 On Saturday, we left the lodge and headed for the Pelegano Village which is the home of Daniel and Elijah, twin brothers who are both fantastic artists. They own and operate a factory called Two In Arts Art Factory in... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/will_mckinneyar.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/will_mckinneyar.html Belmont in Africa Tue, 29 May 2007 08:35:50 -0600 We’ve worked in the same places these last three days in Gaborone, which has been a really good experience. I learned some names and can recognize all the faces of the 20 toddlers I helped take care of in the... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/some_things_ive.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/some_things_ive.html Belmont in Africa Mon, 28 May 2007 07:53:45 -0600 Children. Everywhere there are children. We drive along the streets and children run along side of us waving. We walk into a room and they flock around us, hugging, and laughing, and calling out “Teacher, Look.” Our group had a... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/children_and_th.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/children_and_th.html Belmont in Africa Thu, 24 May 2007 10:02:15 -0600 After a long journey beginning at 4:45 a.m. , we are in Gaborone. We left the Team House early yesterday morning to catch a 7 a.m. flight to Joburg (as Johannesburg is called in this part of the world). Arriving... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/safely_in_gabor.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/safely_in_gabor.html Belmont in Africa Wed, 23 May 2007 04:00:13 -0600 It seems that every time I travel, Jimmy Buffett is the quintessential music for entering new horizons. "Margaritaville", "Cheeseburger in Paradise", "Son of a Sailor", and (most importantly) "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" exemplify the emotion of new footsteps... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/changes_in_lati.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/changes_in_lati.html Belmont in Africa Wed, 23 May 2007 03:49:33 -0600 For the last couple of days we have been experiencing winter in Cape Town. It is their winter this time of year and for the first few days we forgot all about what time of year it is. Starting Friday,... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/busy_days.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/busy_days.html Belmont in Africa Mon, 21 May 2007 16:34:01 -0600 Although our hope was to visit Robben Island, the site of the famous prison where Nelson Mandela and others were held captive, the Western Cape weatherman seemed to have other plans. We drove all morning through newborn street-rivers and monstrous... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/belmont_meet_ca.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/belmont_meet_ca.html Belmont in Africa Sat, 19 May 2007 16:56:39 -0600 Clear skies led us to abandon previous plans for the afternoon; instead, we took our window of sunshine and visited Table Mountain. “Visited” seems the wrong word to use, as though we somehow graced the massive natural wonder with our... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/post.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/post.html Belmont in Africa Fri, 18 May 2007 17:00:24 -0600 Today was maintenance day for the Belmont in Africa group. We went to the Living Home Community Centre and worked for four hours helping to clean up construction debris along a fence row. That simple description fails to capture the... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/bricks_and_some_1.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/bricks_and_some_1.html Belmont in Africa Fri, 18 May 2007 16:28:25 -0600 Not many bloggers noticed our trip, but this one did.... http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/someone_else_no.html http://forum.belmont.edu/religion/2007/05/someone_else_no.html Belmont in Africa Fri, 18 May 2007 11:08:15 -0600