by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 17, 2011 | Opinion
I have this thing about coffee: it makes me gag, or close to it. I wish coffee tasted as good to me as it smells in the morning. I wish I could walk around with a big cup from Starbucks and debate the nuances of flavor from various beans or grinds with other java...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 15, 2011 | Opinion
What do you do when torrential rains wash out a planned day trip to the beach? First, you give thanks that the intermittent downpour hasn’t washed out the hotel and the roads around it, then you make alternative plans. The delegation from Calvary Baptist Church...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 14, 2011 | Opinion
Thursday was a an 18-hour grind punctuated by multiple opportunities to taste the beauty of El Salvador, the very difficult times faced by its people, and the hopeful determination that endures. Along the way we met some amazing people, including a man one member...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 13, 2011 | Opinion
The delegation to El Salvador from Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. caught a welcome break Wednesday, as we had only one dignitary to meet. We shopped at a collection of small craft shops for part of the morning, then drove to Resurrection Lutheran Church,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 12, 2011 | Opinion
Day four in El Salvador left me wanting to cry “Demasiado!” — there was just way too much to write about. Just the highlights from a long rainy day in the life of Calvary Baptist Church’s team that is learning and sharing in El Salvador this...
