The ancient city of Caesarea Maritima nestled along the Mediterranean coast was one of the most significant seaports in the world during the time of Herod the Great and the events of the book of...
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Susan's Blog: Lessons from the Land
Fri, 10/27/2017 (All day)
The city of Caesarea is mentioned a number of times in the New Testament. It is the setting of several critical events recorded in the book of Acts including the Roman Centurion Cornelius’...
Tue, 09/05/2017 (All day)
Mount Carmel is at the tip of a beautiful 24-mile-long wooded mountain range nestled in-between the Mediterranean Sea to the West and the Jezreel Valley to the East. “Carmel” means...
Fri, 06/30/2017 (All day)
One of my most memorable experiences in Israel happened many years ago right outside the Old City of Jerusalem. I was living at a school on Mount Zion at the time, pursuing a master’s degree...
Tue, 01/17/2017 (All day)
A popular mountain peak frequented by tourists in Israel is Mount Bental in the Golan Heights. From the top of this mountain, one can see into Lebanon to the northwest and into Syria to the east...
Wed, 08/10/2016 (All day)
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light... (Isaiah 9:2)
The common application of Isaiah 9:2 is a spiritual one in which the “people who walked in darkness...
Thu, 07/28/2016 (All day)
The biblical, historical, and future significance of the Temple Mount makes it the most hotly contested piece of real estate in the entire world. An example of the extreme sensitivity...
Wed, 06/08/2016 (All day)
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psalm 18...
Tue, 05/17/2016 (All day)
The first glimpse of the Promised Land that the Israelites had from the east side of the Jordan River must have elicited a range of emotions. After 40 years of wandering in the desert, eating some...
Tue, 03/15/2016 (All day)
One of the most memorable moments of any tour to Israel is standing on the Mount of Olives and looking across the valley at the Eastern Gate of the Temple Mount. One can’t help but imagine...
