How Do I Know That Travel To Israel Is Safe? I was there in February 2024! I was blessed to travel to Israel for 10 days in February with Ezer, my favorite Israeli guide. You can imagine what people said when they learned I was going….I won’t bore you with the details of those comments, … More Is Travel To Israel Safe In 2024? Yes!
Devastated is how I would describe my feelings today. Devastated over the news coming out of the Middle East, over politics in the United States, rhetoric from all factions that believe they have right on their side. I don’t pretend to have any answers, I am only watching in horror as nations, leaders and groups … More God Is Grieved. This Is A Truth.
One of the Holy Land’s most famous landmarks is the Mount of Olives. It rises between the Temple Mount, home of the most Holy Place, and the harsh Judean Desert. We know it to be the place from which Jesus, the resurrected Messiah, ascended into heaven and where it has been promised He will one … More Prophetic Signs On The Mount of Olives
Saint Jerome (340 AD), author of the Vulgate, the earliest translation of the Bible into Latin, was the first to call the Holy Land the Fifth Gospel. This powerful man of God felt a pull to the Holy Land, sequestering himself in Bethlehem to do his translation of the Bible. He wanted to be in … More Israel, Dubbed the Fifth Gospel by Saint jerome
One tiny spot on the globe, squeezed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, with two populations, Jews and Arabs, vying for the same hills, farmland, wadis and water. On the historical stage, with centuries of time gone by, both have ties to the land. “Israel” Found on Egyptian Stele From the 13th century … More “One Tiny Spot On The Globe”
Leaving Jerusalem on Highway 1 and making a left turn onto Highway 90, the Dead Sea, with the red Moab Mountains of Jordan rising on its eastern shore, is a sliver of blue out the front window of the bus. Cited sixteen times in the Bible, the Dead Sea is used primarily to describe the … More The Dead Sea, Proof of God’s Plan For Restoration
“The uproar of enemies” Psalm 83 You can put this in the “believe it or not” category….even those who refuse to acknowledge God still follow His plan. The writer of Psalm 83 tells us that His enemies “devise crafty schemes,” “they conspire against His people,” and they have made a unanimous decision to “wipe out … More Traveling Safely In The Holy Land
While preparing a Bible Study on Deuteronomy chapter 8, specifically verse ten of that chapter, I was reminded how many times I focus on and love the gift more than the Giver. This last year, in October 2021, I was blessed to be able to travel to Israel again, in fact, just barely squeezing in … More Love The Giver More Than The Gift
Dedicated To All Women Followers Of Jesus Over the years on trips to Israel, driving along the Sea of Galilee from Tiberias to Capernaum, we would see an intriguing archaeological dig in progress on the western shore of the lake, tantalizingly near the Mount of Beatitudes, Mensa Christi and other Galilean sites. Finally in 2014, … More Magdala, A View Into The Life And Times Of Mary Magdalene
Storms Come And Go The Sea of Galilee is nestled below the Golan Heights, partially surrounded with hills and valleys, making it vulnerable to sudden storms. With little warning, winds can whip through these ravines in such a way that they violently rile the waters of the Galilee, threatening anyone unlucky enough to be on … More The Sea Of Galilee, Down But Never Out
Tours to the Holy Land 