We walked in the clouds. WOW, what a sight. We were hiking up Mt. Etna a second time, because it was so much fun we had to go up again on our next rest day.

This Italian word “piano” is the English word for “floor.” For example, my family lives on the “piano terra,” or ground floor, of our apartment building. For my American friends, this is not to be confused with the first floor.

Recently, my family and I finally explored Mount Etna by hiking the Schiena dell’Asino trail. We have incredible views almost daily of the volcano from afar, but we had yet travelled up the mountain for a family hike. Little did I know, during this hike God would put something on my mind to share with you. And it comes in the form of a spider.

Let’s be real, it isn’t really necessary to give an explanation for the changes I made recently. Aesthetically speaking, there are a few things that still need to be done. And chances are, most of you won’t even remember what the original website looked like anyways. Then again, I don’t write out of necessity. So, I thought I’d go for it anyways.

Over the next several weeks this website will be going through some changes. Some will be obvious. Others not so much. I am choosing to keep this page public while the changes are being made.

Mark 10 details an exchange between Jesus and a young man. The question this young man asks Jesus is, on the surface, a very good question. But what else does it reveal?

Have you ever watched a small stream of water? Think about a stream in the woods behind your house, a small river, or even the water on your city streets after a hard rain. Pay close attention to it.

I remember being in college at Spring Arbor University in Michigan and getting so excited when there was a random 40 degree day in January. The campus was flooded with people.

Our team in Catania has a daily practice we simply call abide. This is our effort to abide daily with Jesus through His Word.

I have found myself thinking about this question a lot recently. It isn’t the first time I have wrestled with this question, though.

Welcome to my blog. My name is Eric Harbin. I am a missionary. I’m sure that word can mean different things depending on who you are and where you are from.