Visiting Jerusalem as a Christian pilgrim and searching for the site where Jesus was buried and arose can be a conundrum. Why? Because tour guides take you to two sites, not one! First is The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the second is known simply as ‘The Garden Tomb’. Both are beautiful and moving […]
Jerusalem–the holy city for the world’s three monotheistic religions. It evokes life-changing events for millions and history unparalleled for centuries with political, religious and archaeological claims to every holy square inch. To see it for the first time, perhaps standing on Mt. Scopus at sunset, is to have a moment forever etched in memory. […]
Most Bible students are familiar with the archaeological discovery in 1947* of the Dead Sea Scrolls but may not be clear as to why this was such an important find. It’s because this discovery – called the greatest manuscript uncovering of all time — provides a priceless look into the history of Judaism, how the […]
If you’ve ever looked forward to something, really wanted it, strove for it but in the end didn’t realize it, you can identify with Moses as he gazed across at the Promised Land from today’s Jordan, realizing he would not enter. This month’s video blog takes place at this special site, Mt. Nebo, the place […]
Welcome to another video blog from a recent trip to Israel. Here I talk about Jesus’ home at Capernaum and his ancient ministry. “He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea…”. So writes Matthew in 4:13, introducing the reader to this central location of Christ Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee. Capernaum […]
