The Reality of Jesus
The Sea of Galilee from Capernaum When we were sitting under the olive trees in Capernaum a couple of days ago, Rauf was talking of how Jesus was not the first Messiah claimant, he said there were eleven others, all killed by the Romans, all false prophets. That was...The Shabbat Elevator
“Don’t use the elevator on the left,” Rauf said, “You won’t like it because it goes to the top floor and stops at each floor on the way down for 30-40 seconds.” I didn’t know the purpose of that but didn’t say anything because it seemed like something I should know or...The Second Day
Raul lifted the stone cap slightly of what must have been a vent to the underground chamber and dropped it, revealing the echo of a large space under the solid ground on which were standing. “This is the place where St. Paul was imprisoned for the two years before...The Pilgrimage: beginnings
It’s not a vacation said the brochure that came in the mail with the packet we got from Pentecost tours, which probably explains the forty-eight-hour first day, of which I’m about eight hours in. Presumably, that includes a solid eight hours in the friendly skies...The Day Approaches
We are excited to...
Mount of the Beatitudes
This site is the daily journal of a pilgrim on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, with his wife and thirty others, to walk in the steps of Jesus. It’s mostly serious, a quest for meaning, a quest for faith, a quest for certitude.
S Melarvie