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A Knight’s Tale
4,000 years old. The ancient city was just a hill, and only partly excavated. Not much to look at, so we only drove by. Our destination was the “Old City” right next door, closer to our time by 1,500 years. All told, Akko is one of the few continuously inhabited cities for almost 4,000 years.…
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Good to be here
The apostle Peter didn’t know what to say when he witnessed Jesus shining like the sun on the mountain. He stammered about building booths and spoke like a man waking from a dream. The most sensible thing thing he could say when he couldn’t rely on his senses was simply, it’s good to be here.…
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On the road, in the air
This is departure day. I’ve met up with my 30 other fellow pilgrims. We are currently in the Philadelphia airport and just waiting for the final boarding call to depart for Tel Aviv.
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Preparing for the journey
Well, I’m making final preparations this week for my trip to Israel. I’ve spent time perusing the weather of Nazareth, Jerusalem, and the Dead Sea. I’ve looked over my minimalist packing and keep trying to find ways to make it less. I know I need a few warm things, but nothing such as we need…
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Ashes
Ashes. We don’t deal in ashes, really. There’s the dust that collects on my dresser, or on the dashboard of my car, but I’m not really confronted by true ashes on any regular basis. When the weather is as cold as it is now, I like a fire in the fireplace, and then I have…