by wyomingbaptist | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Pastor Herbie Miller, Philadelphia Presbyterian Church For the past nine weeks, Pastor Jason and I have shared our summer pilgrimage to the Holy Land with you. Through pictures, personal reflections, and references to the Bible, history, and current events,...
by wyomingbaptist | Sep 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Forty yards. That’s it. Forty yards.The ancient town of Capernaum isn’t readily known as Jesus’ hometown. It’s not Nazareth or even Bethlehem, but for most of Jesus’ ministry, Capernaum appears to have been something of his home base. Now when Jesus heard that...
by wyomingbaptist | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Herbie Miller (Philadelphia Presbyterian Church) In today’s post, we travel to Caesarea Philippi in northern Israel. The site of Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah, Caesarea Philippi was also home to an active sanctuary to the Greek god Pan. Join me as we...
by wyomingbaptist | Aug 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Is that a millstone?!?!” I cried as I stepped down the bank of the Sea of Galilee. The large, freshwater lake dominates not only the northern region of Israel but also the life of Jesus, and when I saw that large millstone in the water, I couldn’t help but remember...
by wyomingbaptist | Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
On our third day in Jerusalem, we spent the morning at the Temple. Rather than being just one building, the Temple is a complex with multiple structures that comprise this sacred space. These structures give us different windows into the history and religious...
by wyomingbaptist | Jul 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
THE LAND “Don’t forget your water!” blasted the bus’s loudspeaker. It was Day 8 or so of our trip to Israel, and it was hot. Today, we planned to visit the ancient city of Laish, a once-walled fortress about an hour’s drive north of the Sea of Galilee. I had gotten...
