Shalom friends! I left you yesterday at the Garden Tomb, and we'll pick up there today. Perhaps the most significant place of all for Christians, the Garden Tomb is a quiet, peaceful place right in the middle of a bustling, chaotic Arab area, only blocks from the Damascus Gate. In that garden, it is common …
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Jerusalem: the Grand Finale
Our final day in Israel proved to be extra special as we visited very significant holy sites and had a wonderful time at our farewell meeting/dinner. Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives Our day began on the Mount of Olives, where we got a view of Temple Mount. Imagining Jesus on that very mount, …
Resurrection Day at the Garden Tomb
Happy Resurrection Day! Can you imagine being at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem on Resurrection Day? On the original Resurrection Day, two women came to the tomb to find it empty. Today, thousands come every day to find an empty tomb! Some of the most impacting moments in Israel are those spent at the Garden …
A Week that Changed History: He is Risen!
This sign actually hangs on a door marking the entrance into the Garden Tomb Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 