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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 chapters 5 – 7. If you haven’t read it lately,…
Sometimes things do not go as planned. I thought I was the one taking the big trip in the family this week but I was mistaken. My precious sister Lyn took the ultimate trip into eternity while I was in the Holy Land. In the dark hours of the early morning the call came. It…
Going down to the Water, the Jordan river to be exact. I never imagined in my wildest imagination that I would ever see the Jordan River in person and certainly never imagined ever actually being in the Jordan to be baptized again. Some of you may find it odd that I would desire to be…
Here, on the Sea of Galilee Jesus spoke these words, “Peace Be Still”. For me, these are some of the most cherished words Jesus ever spoke. I run to my Savior when the world is rushing in too many directions. I fall into His arms when the storms of life are violently tossing me deeper…
Walk on the Water! The Sea of Galilee – beautiful, still, peaceful, hazy, calm – so many words describe it. We drove around the Sea of Galilee today. There was never really a clear view because of the haze. It was still perfectly breathtaking and a little surreal. We study and learn about so many…
The 9 miles of aqueducts that Herod built to bring water to Caesarea are a sight to behold. The stairs that we descended into a water system created for Megiddo seemed to go on forever and the entire system of water retrieval and storage and distribution was incredible. The importance of water in Israel is…
Nazareth is a large, bustling city. Not at all the Nazareth of Jesus’ day. But to stand where Jesus might have stood; just to be in Nazareth was breathtaking. I stood on a 4th century byzantine tile floor and looked into the area where Mary very possibly could have been told of her calling to…
Lesson from the Holy Land – Part 5 – Rubble, Rocks, and Sand Civilizations will rise and fall but God’s Word still remains. Nothing I have ever seen gives a clearer picture of this than our visit to Megiddo. As I stand on the hill of what was Megiddo, the plain of Jezreel stretches across…
Lessons from the Holy Land – Part 4 – Salvation for All In visiting Caesarea many thoughts are crossing my mind. Herod the Great’s drive to create a kingdom for himself is very sad but very impressive. The theatre, Hippodrome and aqueducts are incredibly amazing. Parts of the original structures still stand after thousands of years. Ruins…
Blog – Lesson from Israel – Part 3 – Joppa and Jonah As I stand with my feet in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, I look toward Joppa. A couple of Bible stories come to my mind. Peter’s vision and contact with Cornelius, and Jonah’s call to Nineveh. Peter’s vision of the sheet coming…
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