Our stop today on The Road to Somewhere is Barstow, CA. When John and Joy pull into town it is 107 degrees. At times, the temp can get up to 120 degrees. Barstow sits 140 miles away from Los Angeles. In the older days of Route 66 it was a popular spot to stop for gas or a motel. … Continue reading The Original “Rocky”
Bagdad Cafe
Somewhere back in your youth you might have watched the movie Bagdad Café. My memory of the film is that it was a bit off-beat. Ironically, our stop today in The Road to Somewhere is in Bagdad, CA, where the movie was NOT shot. Bagdad is actually a ghost town with the only feature of civilization remaining a… Continue reading Bagdad Cafe
Into California
Welcome back to The Road to Somewhere. In today’s episode we start our final leg of our journey down Route 66 and through the Bible. John and Joy cross the I-40 bridge at Topock and head into California. As we head through California on our way to the end of Route 66, we will be looking at what are… Continue reading Into California
Don’t Be A Cretan
Today’s episode of The Road to Somewhere brings us to the end of our Arizona leg of Route 66. John and Joy will cross the Colorado River in our next episode and spend the rest of their journey in California, heading to the end of Route 66. In this final Arizona episode, they come to the town of Topock,… Continue reading Don’t Be A Cretan
Paul’s Farewell Letter
Moving on down The Road to Somewhere, our stop this week is Oatman, AZ. Once a mining town of 10,000, Oatman has become an old west themed tourist stop. It is famous for a law that was passed years ago that allows donkeys to freely roam the town. To access the town you need to take an older alignment of… Continue reading Paul’s Farewell Letter
Paul, Timothy, and the Women
Moving on down The Road to Somewhere, our stop this week is Kingman, AZ. Kingman has claimed the title “The Heart of Historic Route 66.” John and Joy find a great spot to shoot their video at Mr. D’s Route 66 Diner. Their relationship continues to grow as in a poolside conversation John tells Joy that she is beautiful. The biblical… Continue reading Paul, Timothy, and the Women
Did Someone Miss the Rapture?
Did Someone Miss the Rapture? In our next episode of “The Road to Somewhere”, John introduces the concept of what theologians call “The Rapture”. One generation of authentic Christians will not experience physical death, but will be “caught up” to be with Christ, and those Jesus has resurrected from death. Our stop on Route 66… Continue reading Did Someone Miss the Rapture?
Elvis Drives a DeSoto
After a short break, we are back to our next episode of The Road to Somewhere. Baker is home and filmed this session. In this episode John and Joy head down Rt. 66 to Ash Fork, AZ., population 396. Thanks to being by-passed by I-40, it is basically a ghost town. John and Joy find an old gas… Continue reading Elvis Drives a DeSoto
Getting High in Arizona
Not that kind of high! See how warped all our minds are. In this episode of The Road to Somewhere we head out of Bellemont and travel up to Williams. Along with being one of the coolest towns on Route 66, it is the highest altitude town on Route 66 in Arizona. John and Joy have a great time shooting a… Continue reading Getting High in Arizona
NewYear/New Testament
Welcome to 2026. As we begin a new year, our journey down The Road to Somewhere will take us through the rest of the New Testament. As we get back on the road, we travel from Flagstaff, AZ, to the little town of Bellemont, AZ. Only ten miles down the road from Flagstaff, Bellemont is famous for a dilapidated,… Continue reading NewYear/New Testament