Israel/Greece 2019 Day 16 Today we took time to tour the ancient history of Athens. Although it was a cold and windy day with a little rain, we were able to see the most important sites in the city: the Areopagus (Mars Hill), the Parthenon, and the Agora (marketplace). The Parthenon is a temple to…

Israel/Greece Day 15 Just as Paul did in Acts 18, we traveled from Athens to Corinth. Corinth lies on an isthmus that facilitates travel and trade between lands east and west of Greece. It was a highly strategic location in ancient times. Today a canal slices through the isthmus, but in ancient Corinth slaves would…

Israel/Greece Day 14 Today was largely a travel day. Last night we drove south from Macedonia to the region known as Thessaly. Our journey probably paralleled Paul’s third missionary journey, but we can’t know his route for sure. We started our day with a visit to Meteora, a stunning display of God’s glory in nature.…

Israel/Greece Day 13 We started our day in Thessaloniki (Thessalonica) in northeastern Greece. Today Thessaloniki is a large, important town in northern Greece just as it was in the first century. As a harbor town on the Aegean Sea, Thessaloniki had natural prominence as a trading post and connection point with Asia Minor. In Acts…

Israel/Greece 2019 Days 11-12 We said a bittersweet goodbye to part of our group as they headed home. The rest of us followed in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul traveling from Israel to Asia Minor— modern day Turkey. Paul didn’t fly Turkish Airlines, instead he used Roman roads. After a very quick stop in…

Israel 2019 Day 10 Our morning started in Nazareth and a visit to the “Nazareth Village,” a ministry that has recreated 1st century life in Nazareth. Live shepherds, carpenters, and weavers really made us feel like we had traveled in time. A special highlight of the morning was when pastor Mike read Luke 4:16-30 in…

Israel 2019 Day 9 It seems so simple in Exodus 20:3- “You shall have no other gods before me.” Yet since the garden in Eden we’ve had a worship problem. Today our tour in Israel centered on worship. Our first stop was tel Dan. In Judges 18 the tribe of Dan relocated here because they…