Our third trip to Europe. This time we are heading for Germany, France, and Scotland (the third time!)We hope you will follow along. Check out our Picasa album for more photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/danbehnke. To see the photos, hightlight part of the website, right-click on the web site and a drop down menu will give you the option of going there.
Ryan wants to know why it is called the Ghost Church. I told him that it was probably the Holy Ghost Church so then he wants to know why it's called the Holy "Ghost."
Hi... Because "geist" was the German equivalant of "spirit" referencing all of the spirits folks believed were quite present back then. "Geist" became "ghost" in English (don't know the etymology). Today we are trying to teach folks to say Holy Spirit!
Ryan wants to know why it is called the Ghost Church. I told him that it was probably the Holy Ghost Church so then he wants to know why it's called the Holy "Ghost."
ReplyDeleteHi... Because "geist" was the German equivalant of "spirit" referencing all of the spirits folks believed were quite present back then. "Geist" became "ghost" in English (don't know the etymology). Today we are trying to teach folks to say Holy Spirit!
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