We began the day by on the Mount of Beatitudes. Pastor Mark delivered an excellent sermon that spoke of Jesus’ counter cultural call of the Kingdom life. While most great teachers and leaders avoided insignificant areas like Capernaum, Jesus did most of His ministry there. While most teachers went to the wealthy, affluent and politically [...]
Day 4 Israel – Mt. Carmel, Valley of Jezreal, Caesarea
Today we visited the ruins of Herod the Great’s Caesarea by the Sea. Herod built the port so that he would not have to be utterly dependant on the Jews in the Port city of Joppa. His dream became a reality in 12 years when it opened as one of the most elaborate and gorgeous [...]
Day 3 The Greek Isles
A couple that we met on the trip invited us to join them on a tour of the Greek Islands on our free day, obviously we were thrilled to oblige. We visited three island that were well populated and served as a get away for the Greeks. Various shops lined the dock areas selling everything from [...]
Athens Day 2
We began the day by traveling to the ancient city of Corinth where Paul spent 1.5 years making and selling tents to finance his missionary journeys. It was in Corinth that Paul was tried for teaching, “a new way of worshipping God“. Archeologists have unearthed the remains of the original Behma where Paul stood before [...]
Day 1 Athens
We arrived in Athens, Greece after our 9 hour flight from New York. We took a bus tour of the city of Athens that included all the major sights. Then we were able to get out and hike up the Acropolis. It was a collection of gorgeous structures built and rebuilt over the centuries. The most [...]
