Last Voyages of an Amishman and a Sailor - Menno's Folks (Blog 8)
https://youtu.be/eN8jc-5Wy8I Menno’s Folks. The Mennonites are a pie of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after a Frisian priest —...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 19, 20184 min
Iran: 21rst Century Perspective
Before leaving Iran, it is only fitting in a way that I/we step away from the beauty and progressive qualities on display in the country...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 16, 20183 min
Palaces of Isfahan
On the western side of Isfahan’s grand square looms the Ali Qapu, a towering pavilion topped by pillars, under reconstruction, and behind...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 9, 20184 min
Between Earth and the Universe: Isfahan's Royal Mosque
It's early morning, late September. I stride across Meidan-e Shah Square (the massive Royal Square) in old town Esfahan (or Isfahan),...
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edgardavidboshart
Mar 2, 20183 min
Half of the World: Isfahan
In the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 5, 20186 min
Great Monarchs of Persia - Events of Biblical Proportion
Tomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 19, 20185 min
First Town on Earth: Yazd, Iran
One of the oldest towns in the world displays some of the finest Persian architecture in central Asia
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 12, 20183 min
Eternal Flame - Tower of Death
Modern Iran is certainly a paragon of Islam but the country’s culture also has deep roots in the ancient mostly unrecorded Zoroastrian...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 5, 20185 min
Persian Fire from Heaven: Zarathustra
Do human beings (living things) have real “free will”? The philosophical debate over this question probably will continue eternally even...
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edgardavidboshart
Nov 3, 20174 min
Persia's Carpets, Fabrics, Gems and Spices -- Part I (Carpets)
If your Persian rug wasn't made in Iran, then it isn't a Persian carpet. There is mystery woven into each fabric composition that is...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 27, 20173 min
The Bazaar of Wares and Religion
Iran/Persia is the torn heart of Central Asia (Asia Minor). Secular China is the body, Byzantine Russia the head, the Hindu Indian...
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edgardavidboshart
Aug 11, 20172 min
Lord of Miracles in the the Age of Atomic Weapons
Currently, the public veneration of the Lord Christ Holy Ghost of the Miracles is observed throughout the Azores Islands. And due to the...
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edgardavidboshart
Aug 6, 20172 min
March of the Faithful (discussion supplement)
Photo: Ponta Delgada, San Miguel, Azores Occasionally a blog entry elicits some discussion of the theme. I am inclined to share all or...
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Edgar David Boshart
Aug 3, 20173 min
Lord: Holy Ghost of Miracles, on San Miguel, Azores (Portugal)
The Festival of the Jesus Christ Holy Ghost Lord of Miracles, in Ponta Delgada, San Miguel Island, featured in the Azores each year in...
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