Our day began a bit earlier today, enabling us to go to Temple Mount during designated hours. Though planted in the Old City, Temple Mount is actually controlled by the Muslims. As with everything in Jerusalem, it is complicated! The Jews recaptured Jerusalem, including Temple Mount, in the Six Day War in 1967. But in …
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Our Entrance into Jerusalem
Welcome back virtual tour friends! Thanks for joining us, and I hope you are blessed. After we left En Gedi, we headed for Qumran. Lunch was there, so we took a timeout to fill our bellies, then headed to Kalia Beach. There, the vast majority of the group donned water clothing and went for a …
Biding Farewell to the Galilee
All good things come to an end, and we have reached that day in the Galilee. It is difficult to drive away from such a beautiful area where 85 percent of Jesus' ministry took place. So many miracles and so much ministry occurred there. But now, we make our way south through the Jordan River …
A Day on the Golan Heights
Bright blue, sunny skies greeted us this morning as we walked to breakfast and prepared to start our day. We are staying at Nof Ginosar Village, on the kibbutz that houses the Jesus Boat Museum. It is my first time at this hotel and it has been a very pleasant stay. We are only a …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 