Monthly Archive: February 2013

Moses wasn’t lost. His was simply an extended tour. He wanted to make sure future generations would make stops in the desert to experience complete reliance on God in barren places. And to have...

He had only one thing on his bucket list. Simeon was one of those kind old men who lingers long after the religious service, blessing with his smile everyone who looks at his face....

Israel’s chief export is holiness. And holiness here flows from a complicated network of sources and streams, often competing with one another to meet the market’s demand. We have been praised by our guide...

“Now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.” Psalm 122:2 Today was another amazing whirlwind of history, archeology and a journey of faith steeped in cross cultural immersion. We started with a...

Mark Twain was disillusioned, bored and often disappointed by what he saw in the Holy Land. His book about being here, Innocents Abroad, was published in 1869. His preconceived notions about the size and...

Yes it’s true. The places of the past are ready to receive visitors with fast food. With modern convenience and crowd control worthy of Disney, we took a sky lift to the top. Geologists,...

We bathed in the Jordan River. Ok, most of us just dipped in up to our shins, but I testify that Mother Tina properly retaliated to some splashing hijinks that was started by yours...

There’s a fine line between a tourist and a pilgrim. That line is most blurred by the common use of cameras. A bus load of American pilgrims looks just like a gaggle of vactioners...