Exploring Spain

How the Sparking Tomb of James was Discovered by a Hermit

The men cleared away the dense vegetation and discovered something amazing: the tomb of James. This is the heart of “the Golden Legend” and the beginning of the story of Santiago de Compostela.

The Long Ball: Hispania is Way Out There

Cold, rugged, tribal, self-sufficient, full of hardship, and barbaric. Hispania sounds like a long ball for a church plant. It also sounds like a job for a ‘Thunderboy.’ Discover the story of the Apostle James in Spain.

James Goes West (part 3)

Explore the complex legacy of Saint James the Great, from the biblical "Son of Thunder" to the legendary "Moor-slayer" on the white stallion of Clavijo.

Rabies is not the way to go (part 6)

Not so long ago the treatment for rabies consisted of twenty or more painful shots into the abdomen delivered by a needle the size of a fencepost. This treatment is now obsolete, as I have (thankfully) discovered.