Nazareth Village

Jan 11, 2020 Here is a video I just watched (5:47) about a place in Nazareth called Nazareth Village. Nazareth Village It is a historical recreation and reenactment of life in Nazareth in the first century. This is what Nazareth would have been like for Jesus! That’s pretty cool. With all of the modern day

One month to go

Jan 3, 2020 It’s wild to think that I leave for my pilgrimage one month from today. (Here’s a screenshot from my countdown app. My domestic flight leaves at 1:55pm.) I’m excited and nervous at the same time. Please pray for me and for all of those traveling on this adventure.

Tentative Itinerary

Dec 15, 2019 I received my tentative itinerary for the trip. This makes it even more exciting. Check it out. DAY 1, Monday Depart JFK, late evening flight DAY 2, Tuesday Arrive Tel Aviv – Ben Gurion Airport to TAL Hotel in Tel Aviv for one night DAY 3, Wednesday Joppa (Joffa) Simon the Tanner’s

The Church of the Nativity

Dec 4, 2019 Thinking about both Christmas in 3 weeks and my pilgrimage in about 2 months, I’ve been learning some things about the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Here is a good video by Rick Steves (5:44) that talks a little bit about this church. It will be fascinating to go there in

The Fifth Gospel

Nov 11, 2019 I am getting into the book “Jesus: A Pilgrimage” by James Martin. I just read this paragraph from p.13 that I thought was really good. “Traveling to the Holy Land is like visiting the family home of a good friend. No matter how well you know the person, you’ll understand your friend

My travel group

Nov 6, 2019 This is a quick entry to say that I received an email today of who all is in my travel group for this trip. I turned the information into an image. Here it is. The email didn’t say what denominations are represented, but it still sounds like a diverse group.

From Galaxy’s Edge to the Center of the Universe

Nov 5, 2019 I just watched the following movie about Jerusalem and wanted to write a little bit about it. The movie was filmed for IMAX – so I bet it would have been really cool to see it on the giant screen. It is 45 minutes long. I highly recommend taking some time to

The Holy Land in Virtual Reality

Oct 24, 2019 Thanks to modern technology and some very dedicated people, there is a really cool way to learn about the Holy Land without leaving your home. You can go there in virtual reality thanks to something called The Octagon Project. I just discovered this site and it has a bunch of virtual reality

A pilgrim is not a tourist

Oct 23, 2019 I just found this good article that explains the difference between a pilgrim and a tourist. Although I imagine I will still be taking plenty of pictures and will still bring back some souvenirs, I completely agree with this article. A Pilgrim is not a Tourist

Books

Oct 21, 2019 These look like good reading for the trip. They showed up today.