Bearing False Witness

Bearing False Witness Rodney Stark, a prodigious and ground breaking church historian with no deeply held faith, has researched the growth of the early church, the role of friendship groups in affiliation and conversion and much else. Out of the fruit of

Bearing False Witness2017-06-03T21:29:00+00:00

Jerusalem & Qumran

Jerusalem & Qumran On this our last day we visited the Second Temple Model. This 50:1 scale model, covering nearly one acre, allows us to see how all the pieces fit together and how close everything was. Pilate and his soldiers overlooked

Jerusalem & Qumran2016-09-26T21:59:00+00:00

Steve's Sunday Video

Steve's Sunday Video Here is our leader Steve Ray's video of our day in Jerusalem, Sunday, September 25. 

Steve's Sunday Video2016-09-26T12:55:00+00:00

Jerusalem

Jerusalem Today was the powerful climax of our wonderful pilgrimage. At 5:00 am, the city still quiet and still, we walked the Via Dolorosa, the original Stations of the Cross. We have documented evidence for Christians walking this walk from the fourth

Jerusalem2016-09-26T01:01:00+00:00

Steve's Saturday Video

Steve's Saturday Video Here is our leader Steve Ray's video of our day around Jerusalem, Saturday, September 24. 

Steve's Saturday Video2016-09-25T13:09:00+00:00

The Garden of Gethsemane

The Garden of Gethsemane Today we began the journey of Christ’s passion, visiting several churches that mark the steps Christ took from Maundy Thursday through Good Friday. Tomorrow we walk the true Way of the Cross, celebrate the Eucharist at the place

The Garden of Gethsemane2016-09-24T21:35:00+00:00

Steve's Bethlehem Video

Steve's Bethlehem Video Here is our leader Steve Ray's video of our day in Bethlehem, Friday, September 23. 

Steve's Bethlehem Video2016-09-24T01:31:00+00:00

Bethlehem

Bethlehem Today’s blessing was the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The location has been treasured since the earliest days of our faith. The Empress Helena built a basilica over the site in AD 322. It survived the Persian invasion in the

Bethlehem2016-09-24T00:35:00+00:00

Going up to Jerusalem

Going up to Jerusalem A wonderful full day today. We visited Capernaum where Jesus lived, probably in Simon Peter's home. Both Peter's home and the synagogue where Jesus taught have been excavated. We celebrated Mass at the church built over the site

Going up to Jerusalem2016-09-23T00:24:00+00:00

The Pilgrimage begins in Tiberius

The Pilgrimage begins in Tiberius Our Footprints of God pilgrimage group arrived in Tiberias late Monday afternoon and we began our pilgrimage together with mass at St. Peter’s (Roman Catholic) Church. I was surprised that our Israeli guide was Roman Catholic (rather

The Pilgrimage begins in Tiberius2016-09-22T01:17:00+00:00
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