Next week I leave for Italy, 15 days of service in Bologna, down to Florence, and eventually to Rome. Following is a little prelude… a glimpse of what it’s like to be a missionary on the peninsula by my colleague and good friend Mark Brucato (caution: don’t watch this on an empty stomach, lest your mouth salivate and cause you to drool upon your keyboard).
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A Word to Research Students
Maybe you are like me, an average Chris, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but sufficiently motivated and interested to study theology in a