Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Cleveland Rocks


Dad Rockin' the Free World


A Peaceful Sunset Over Lake Erie


Keepin' It Free


Thankfully the exhibits were more enjoyable than looking at this building.
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Monday, July 30, 2007

Football Hall of Fame


Here we are at the Pro-Football Hall of Fame.
Or, according to how Dad aligned the split-picture, the Pro "All of Me" Museum.

Dad with (appropriately) some of the greatest.


Steelers Bonanza


While I was in the hall, I reckoned why NOT do some ring shopping?
(Ssshh... just don't tell Emily!)

Sunday, July 29, 2007

First Stop: Pittsburgh


First Pres Pittsburgh
(notice graves at bottom)




A Calling?
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Statuettes

My Dad and I just monkeyin' around with some statues in Pittsburgh.


(Below) Us outside the new baseball stadium.
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Kickin' It Off

So here we are, my dad and I heading off on a road trip out west. In total, we plan to put well over 3,000 miles on my little black Matrix in about 3 weeks.












Where Dad will be spending a lot of his time, fillin' up the tank... thanks Dad!

















A random picture from the first random thing we saw.












Apparently it's some sort of carnival thingy on the back of a truck!
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Saturday, July 28, 2007

The Beginning... of the End!

Hello all, and welcome to my new blog. I hope this blog to be a continuation of my previous blog, Evans in Africa, as well as be a new and different site in its own respect, full of reflection, thought, struggles, fears, hopes & dreams.

Tomorrow I leave for seminary, San Francisco Theological Seminary, to be exact, in San Anselmo, CA (30 minutes north of the Bay Area). I will be studying for my M.Div degree (Masters in Divinity), which I hope to complete in 3 years of study... and possibly another year of internship between my 2nd & 3rd year. I will be living in Trinity House, a community group living situation with 7 other seminarians. I'm very excited about moving to a new place, meeting new people and taking classes on church history, introduction to ministry, Hebrew, the Old Testament, Lecto Divina and faith & film. Classes begin September 4th.

Which means I will be taking a 3-week road trip with my pops across the country, arriving August 20th to the Bay Area. We plan to make stops at the NFL and Rock'n'Roll Halls of Fame, in Michigan to visit family and my girlfriend, and taken a generally Northern route across the great and beautiful US of A. I hope to update this site with my thoughts and reflections in preparation for entering ministry, but we'll see how far the Internet revolution has reached across the desolate Great Plains. I plan to be much more consistent once I'm settled in on the Left Coast.

Thank you for "checking in" on me now and again, and I hope to hear from you when you get the chance. Feel free to post a comment (see below) or an email (to the left, "Email Me" link) which opens up a window in your default email program addressed to evmcgowan@gmail.com.

Until next time, I hope all is well with you. Know that your presence is a bright spot in my life, and I hope that you continue to shine with others.

In God's All-Redeeming Love,
Evans