Category Archives: Travel

Crawfish and Progeny

Posted by Alan Cross on June 6, 2011. Filed under Family, Food and Drink, Thoughts . . ., Travel. 2 Comments.

I stood outside the seafood restaurant with my two sons waiting for my father to arrive. The day was blistering hot – the kind of heat that only summer days in the Southern Gulf states can bring. As the sun beat down upon my head and shoulders, I felt like I was breathing into a… Continue Reading

Photos From New Orleans

Posted by Alan Cross on November 9, 2010. Filed under Photography, Travel. 4 Comments.

This past weekend, Erika and I took a little trip with some friends to New Orleans. I was recently given a new camera and I thought I'd try it out. Here are a few photos that I took in various places in New Orleans, my favorite city. Continue Reading

Random Thinking

Posted by Alan Cross on March 26, 2009. Filed under Books, CDI-India, Central Alabama News, Cultural Mandate, Current Affairs, Family, Film, Food and Drink, Gulf Coast Missions, Message Notes, Ministry, Missional Living, Missions, Music, Photography, Prophetic vs. Political, Quotes, Random Thinking, Spiritual News, Television, Thoughts . . ., Travel. 5 Comments.

Last night, I couldn't get to sleep. My mind was racing. Finally, I drifted off, but not before I ran through a dozen different subjects. I've been told by friends that I have adult ADD. Maybe so. It would explain a lot. Normally, I write essays for this blog because it is really rewarding for… Continue Reading

Why Do Baptists Avoid San Francisco, New Orleans, New York City, etc. . . ?

Posted by Alan Cross on March 25, 2009. Filed under Ministry, Missions, Thoughts . . ., Travel. 4 Comments.

Really, why do we have such a problem ministering in the cities? My time in San Francisco last week was amazing. Ashtyn and I had a great time together and we will never forget it. I know my daughter much better than I did before and I am incredibly impressed with her. She is unbelievably… Continue Reading

If You’re Going To San Francisco . . .

Posted by Alan Cross on March 12, 2009. Filed under Family, Fun, Travel. 4 Comments.

My daughter, Ashtyn, was born 10 years ago this May. I cannot believe that the time has gone by so fast. It seems like just yesterday that I was holding her in one hand while giving her a bath under the faucet in our kitchen sink. When she was first born, she would cry with… Continue Reading

The Road to Dehradun

Posted by Alan Cross on October 14, 2008. Filed under Missions, Thoughts . . ., Travel. 4 Comments.

I wrote this around 4am in a guest room in a remote area of the Himalayas last week. There was no electricity where we were, so I wrote by candlelight as my travel companions slept on cots beside me. Through this writing, I was able to capture my thoughts about India and the work that… Continue Reading

Back From India

Posted by Alan Cross on October 17, 2007. Filed under Cultural Mandate, Missions, Photography, Travel. 4 Comments.

I returned from India on Saturday evening and have been incredibly busy ever since. The trip was incredible and all of our goals were accomplished. I’ll briefly share what happened and elaborate more later: In conjunction with a Christian hospital high in the mountains of Northern India, we established the beginnings of the Himalayan Clean… Continue Reading

Pictures From North Carolina

Posted by Alan Cross on September 11, 2007. Filed under Photography, Travel. 4 Comments.

Over Labor Day Weekend, my family and I travelled to North Carolina to see my wife’s sister and her husband. We had a great time visiting the North Carolina Apple Festival, camping in a cabin by a lake, seeing Asheville, hiking in the mountains just a little, and driving up the Blue Ridge Parkway. The… Continue Reading