by Kelly | Apr 1, 2017 | Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Devotionals, Easter, God, Holy Land, Israel
There is no way to truly describe the emotion that comes when visiting the Wailing Wall (Western Wall) at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. As we walk into the courtyard and the wall comes into view my heart, deep inside my soul begins to ache. Jewish women and children...
by Kelly | Mar 1, 2017 | Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Devotionals, God, Holy Land, Israel, Salvation
Why is the Dead Sea dying? How does the Holy Spirit speak such truth in such seemingly ordinary situations? Of course, getting to float in the Dead Sea is not an ordinary situation for me. However, this body of water doesn’t have Biblical explanations written...
by Kelly | Feb 19, 2017 | Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Devotionals, God, Holy Land, Israel, Living Love
Jerusalem…my thoughts stumble as I try to put into words my lessons for today. The Via Dolorosa. The Son of God, God Himself in human form chose to pay our sin debts in full as the final sacrificial lamb. This system of sacrifice and grace, this thread of God’s...
by Kelly | Feb 15, 2017 | Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Devotionals, God, Holy Land, Israel
Standing in Beit She’an was breathtaking. There is 6000 years of history in layer upon layer right here. Canaanite Temples, Egyptians, Israelites, Philistines have all been here. The bodies of King Saul and his sons were hung here after they were killed and Israel’s...
by Kelly | Feb 12, 2017 | Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Devotionals, God, Holy Land, Israel, Keeping it Real, Living Love
We visited a cave at Caesarea Philippi in the pouring rain. This cave was used for Pagan worship and for the sacrificing of animals and probably humans to many gods. But also in this area, possibly this very cave about three hundred years later Jesus asked the...
by Kelly | Feb 8, 2017 | Bible Study, Christ, Christianity, Devotionals, God, Holy Land, Israel
Standing on this beautiful mountain, the Mount of the Beatitudes, possibly the place where Jesus gave His incredible blessing describing the qualities of a Follower of Christ that will be blessed. The sermon is called the Sermon on the Mount and is found in Matthew...
