It’s All About Astonishing Relationships
One of most impactful elements of our 2016 trip to the Holy Land came through reacquaintance with my friend Abdelkareem Muosa or Abbed, as he is known to friends and family. It was wonderful to share ...
Tag: Holy Land 2016
A Powerful Visit to the Church of the Nativity
The entrance to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is small, one has to bend. There is only one place to plant your foot as you step over the threshold. That stone is worn by the millions of feet...
Know Your Bible
Shahar Shilo, the former head trainer of tour guides who now gives VIP tours, lectures at the Ben Gurion University and is an internationally recognized expert on the City of David, is showing our gr...
Used to Be
I am almost tired of hearing the phrase “this used to be a very important city.” As we climb to the top of the Tel (high mound) at Megiddo we hear it. “Once this was a great city!” Archaeologists date...
The Absence of God
The northern shores of the Sea of Galilee were home base for Jesus. Whether he was couch-surfing in the home of the mother-in-law of his friend Peter or out roaming the countryside most of the Jesus s...
The Architecture of Grandeur
Two impressive churches stood like book ends of the day. Up the hill in Nazareth stands the great Basilica of the Annunciation. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Muzio, it is the largest Chri...
The Importance of the Guide
Our bus broke down during our visit to the aqueduct at Caesarea Maritime. While we marvelled at the 10 mile long construction that provided water for the Roman city of 125,000 and unfailingly drops on...
Commitment
The first stop of the day was at the ancient site of Shiloh. As we headed north along the Road of the Patriarchs we passed the red roofs of many settlements. Since “peace negotiations” began 20 years ...
Emmaus Changed Us
It was not that the day had been poor until we arrived in Abu Ghosh, one of the three possible sites for the Biblical story of Emmaus. We had: travelled far to the south and explored Beer Sheva and be...
I Could Be Wrong
Although many days I have often accomplished the reality pointed to in the title before breakfast, I am thinking I might have improperly weighed the factors involved in leading this tour of church lea...