[This post was written before it was announced we won the Emmy in this category] We were pleased to learn last week that the Heartland Chapter of the national television academy nominated the title music for the documentary Through the Desert…
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Books, Film
Libraries picking up Pilgrims book
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A quick look at WorldCat shows that orders from libraries are starting to roll in for Pilgrims on the Silk Road. Here are a few listing the book in their catalogues: Princeton Theological Seminary University of Missouri-Columbia Eastern Mennonite University…
Film
2010 Trek to Khiva
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Retracing the Great Trek along the Silk Road has become an annual event for Mennonites who descended from the original trekkers. This year, the tour to Khiva happens from May 23 – June 3, 2010. Click here to find out…
Books, Film
First Book Newsletter
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Here’s a recent promotional letter. Thanks everyone for the great response! ————————————- Greetings, I want to let you know about my new book from Wipf and Stock Publishers called Pilgrims on the Silk Road: A Muslim-Christian Encounter in Khiva. Pilgrims…
Press
Feature article in Georgetown newspaper
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I was one of seven featured alumni last week in the 90th anniversary issue of The Hoya newspaper. Here’s the full text, along with some of the video pieces I refer to in the article: http://www.thehoya.com/opinion/field-work-grounded-classroom/ Field Work Grounded in…
Books, Press
Latest Endorsement
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http://www.pilgrimsonthesilkroad.com/ This endorsement really captures an important focus of the book: “Pilgrims on the Silk Road is a captivating story. The book has planted the Mennonite presence deeply in the encounter with a multi-sided Islamic culture. I cannot think of…
Books
Book images and illustrations
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http://www.pilgrimsonthesilkroad.com/ Click here to order a copy of Pilgrims on the Silk Road (The Great Highway of Central Asia – London Illustrated Daily, 1885) Among the features of Pilgrims on the Silk Road I am proud of are the woodcuts, photos…
Books
Book Ready for Early Orders!
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http://www.pilgrimsonthesilkroad.com/ Click Here for the Earlybird Discount! The book is now available – just in time for Christmas! The official release date is in January. However, the publisher has kindly released the book for sale now during the holiday season.…
Books
Book Cover Released!
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http://www.pilgrimsonthesilkroad.com/ Good news coming soon on the pre-Christmas, pre-official-release availability of the book…
Film
The Secret History of December 25th
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http://www.pilgrimsonthesilkroad.com/ (Adoration of the Magi - Fourth century Sarcophagus) Around this time of year, questions about the exact date of Jesus’s birth pop up in sermons and over dinner tables everywhere. The most common explanation I hear is that Jesus was likely…
