blooper reel....

So I was supposed to bring the refreshments for an annual Nea Zoi meeting for Greek supporters. I went to the store to buy all my ingredients. Should be pretty straight forward, yea? Well, I made banana bread out of BISQUICK, tried to put INSTANT coffee through the filter coffee maker, and set out SALT and CONDENSED MILK for them to use in their coffee and tea!! Sheeeesh, I'm making culinary vocabulary flashcards RIGHT NOW! (and I've probably been dismissed from the refreshment committee....)

In other news....spent Saturday at Corinth with some of the kids from the Greek Bible College and their professor who happens to teach Corinthians. He was a great guide (obviously)...it was really fun to be there with someone who can explain the pile of old stones from a Biblical perspective. So much of the old city is still there...the main street, the shop walls, even a public latrine! Here's me strolling on main street...

Here's the college students on the ancient starting blocks. Paul used so many race references in his letters because athletics was a real part of the Greek life.

Paul stayed in Corinth for 18 months and worked as a tent maker in one of these shops. (These are different NW shops than the shops I miss in the Pacific Northwest!)

This is the Bema judgement seat from Acts 18 where Paul was brought before Gallio, the Proconsul, accused of "persuading men to worship God"...

Just a few miles away is Cenchrea, where Paul had his hair cut before jumping on a boat to Ephesus. (Acts 18:18) This is me at the barbershop... (well, maybe...)

And finally, here's a more modern wonder. The Corinth Canal - built in 1881 to connect the Gulf of Corinth with the Aegean Sea.