It’s Sunday evening as I write this blog post.
And I’m feeling a huge flood of emotions.
Strong emotions are normal for pastors on Sunday afternoons, no matter how Sunday services went. But today is different for me.
Plus, there’s the added quirk that I’m writing this on a flight from California to Belfast, Northern Ireland with my wife, Shelley.
First I’ll tell you about the emotions, then why we’re flying to the UK.
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