MT SINAI REFLECTIONS
The morning after our grueling Mt. Sinai trek, Ate Cathy, whom I sat beside at breakfast, asked if I could share my thoughts about the climb with the group. I gave a noncommittal answer, even though I’d already begun organizing my reflections the moment we started our descent. The moment passed. Ate Cathy may have taken my nonchalance as a no. But the climb still lingers in my heart, and I want to write it down before the details fade. That morning on the mountain shifted something in me.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE AS A SELECTIVE SKEPTIC
Skepticism is one of my default settings—for better or worse. I couldn’t turn it off even in the Holy Land. Quite the opposite, it kicked into overdrive. “Are those really Jesus’ footsteps? Could they have been anyone else’s?” “Was Moses really found here? But there’s no river in sight.” I’ve been called out it (non-verbatim): “Why do you still doubt? Years of research have been gone into proving these sites are authentic.” But I couldn’t help it. It was distracting at times, wrestling with my skeptical nature while standing on sacred ground.
SETTING UP A CUSTOM DOMAIN FOR YOUR HUGO BLOG HOSTED ON GITHUB PAGES
It’s been a month since I got laid off—and what a ride it’s been. After returning from a soul-stirring pilgrimage (more on that in a future post), I’m finally kicking off this blog to document the deep dives, detours, and rabbit holes I find myself exploring as I learn, unlearn, and rebuild. For a first post, I’ll detail how I setup this blog. Setting Up a Custom Domain for Your Blog Hosted on GitHub Pages Using GitHub Pages, Namecheap, Route 53, and Terraform