Category Archives: Travel

Visited a Crime Scene, Today.

Today, we visited the scene of a crime.  It actually is one of the primary reasons I came to Israel.  Next week’s Congress is vitally important in the process of restoring the whole House of Israel, but today was a … Continue reading

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Pic of an old olive tree in Jerusalem

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Today is a Day of Confession!

We leave in a few minutes for Dan, way in the north.  We’ll drive 3.5 hours each way to go see the replica of an altar to an idol.  I have been looking forward to and dreading this day all … Continue reading

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Some pictures of our trip thus far….

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Touched by the Land

I fully expected to be touched by the Land, but the depth of impact was unforeseen.  Further, the degree to which Kelly has been impacted was a genuine surprise.  Near the end of our day today, as we talked and … Continue reading

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Cool Evening Breeze and Dinner

Normally, this blog focuses on Scriptural/theological things, and this trip to Israel is certainly impacting that greatly (much to come as I process it all),  but the food and fun we’ve had at restaurants has deserved attention. If I can … Continue reading

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South and East… Qumran, Massada, En Gedi.

Today may have been the hottest day of the year thus far and in the desert of the Negev, we felt the full brunt! We jetted out of Jerusalem with another car in tow (actually I rode with Frank Houtz … Continue reading

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Breakfast of Champions….

Generally, I consider myself to be fairly health conscious, though I know that I am a bit off on my breakfast habits.  With a schedule that often starts before 4:30 a.m., I usually have two cups of coffee and a … Continue reading

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First Foray into the Old City

FULL day!!  I was not sure how much we could get done today because we only had my friend Hanoch, our tour guide, scheduled for the afternoon, but the four hours we spent in the City of David site was … Continue reading

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Beautiful Breakfast Spot…

What a difference, and blessings, a good night’s sleep makes!! This morning I woke before the alarm went off with sun peeking around the shade…  Too excited to go back to sleep!  After playing with the little espresso machine in … Continue reading

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