Two of My Galilee Favorites!

Other than Jesus, who is your favorite Bible character? I've got many "favorites," but I have to say I most often identify most closely with Peter. He seemed to have a knack for falling, yet Jesus wouldn't allow him to fail! Don't you feel that way sometimes? Tabgha is a favorite place of mine because …

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Nazareth: Jesus’ Boyhood Home

Nazareth today Can any good thing come from Nazareth?~John 1:46 Jesus of Nazareth, the son of a carpenter, spent His childhood in Nazareth, yet He was rejected there. At one point, He was even run out of town and, but for a miracle, His own townspeople would have thrown Jesus over the brow of a …

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Mt Carmel and Megiddo

Two very interesting sites in Israel are Mt Carmel and Megiddo. 1 Kings 18 tells us of the incredible confrontation between the great prophet Elijah and the prophets of the false gods of Baal on Mt Carmel. In a season of time when the Israelites had forsaken the commandments of the Lord to follow the …

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