by David Dillon | Jun 2, 2018 | 2018
After this kind of day is recorded on my iPhone app… …this is what one’s son decides would be cute to capture on Dad’s phone Oh well, I am supposed to be getting rest on sabbatical – right? It really was a beautiful day – gorgeous...
by David Dillon | Jun 1, 2018 | 2018
We decided to take the “high road” out of Irun, which even though it began rainy, and then turned foggy, proved to be mysterious and spectacular when we got to the top and were greeted by castle ruins, sheep, and cows. Normally we would have had a beautiful view of...
by David Dillon | May 30, 2018 | 2018
Even though we are only sitting in the Charles de Gaulle Airport awaiting our flight to Biarritz, we are being entertained in the terminal by this wonderful artist! We’ve had a good and uneventful journey so far, but Caleb and I are both looking forward to...
by David Dillon | May 25, 2018 | 2018
Actually I haven’t gone fishing. However, that is the title of the above oil painting that I just completed, and it does capture the bucolic sensibility that I have been experiencing all week in the mountains. Besides being up here doing lots of training and...
by David Dillon | May 23, 2018 | 2018
Yesterday cell and data service was down at the cabin I am staying at this week. That was fine, but it meant I couldn’t upload some wonderful images God gave me the privilege of witnessing yesterday and then capturing with my camera. The shot above was taken on...
by David Dillon | May 21, 2018 | 2018
It was with a truly grateful heart that I drove up to Cripple Creek, CO this morning. First of all again grateful to my congregation for the gift of 13 weeks of space to rest, read, create, and worship without the pressure of leading others in worship. Second I am so...
by David Dillon | Apr 27, 2018 | 2018
Five weeks from today we should be leaving from Irun, Spain to make the 500-mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino del Norte. This will be part of my 3-month sabbatical from pastoral ministry. Below is a copy of the FAQs I shared with my...
by David Dillon | Feb 21, 2018 | 2018
In my many-faceted artistic pursuits, I sometimes feel scattered or even a little guilty when one of those loves goes un-nurtured for a while. Lately, I have been finding renewed joy in my guitar playing and practicing, especially in jazz studies. However, for every...
by David Dillon | Jan 15, 2018 | 2018
I had the joy of kicking off 2018 with a week-long retreat with my youngest son, M-man. This was in part an effort to do something special with him since his older brother and I have plans to walk the 500-mile Camino de Santiago this summer. Knowing that M-man is not...
by David Dillon | Aug 22, 2017 | 2017
“The second before the sun went out we saw a wall of dark shadow come speeding at us. We no sooner saw it than it was upon us, like thunder. It roared up the valley. It slammed our hill and knocked us out. It was the monstrous swift shadow cone of the moon. I have...
