It Doesn’t Get Better than This!

On Monday we awoke to a bright sunshiny day and, due to an early evening last night, our tour family seemed to have some pep in their step this morning! But we would take care of that as the day wore on! It was a very busy walking day in and around the Old City, …

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Passion Week: Journey to the Cross

King's Game As if the agony of Gethsemane and the seemingly endless illegal trials (see here and here) that Jesus endured were not enough, Jesus’s journey to Calvary’s cross was absolutely brutal.  For example, did you know the Roman soldiers severely mocked and tortured Jesus in a charade called The King’s Game? Matthew 27:27-31 and Mark 15:16-20 describe the scene in …

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Jesus’ Sacrifice for You and Me

Here we are, dear friends, at the pinnacle of our journey together. Gazing at Golgotha, the place of Jesus' crucifixion, brings emotions of all kinds. It is there our tour guests get a sense of just how "real" that fateful day was. Indeed, after being stripped, whipped and made to carry His cross, Jesus sacrificed …

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Focus on Israel: Lessons from the Garden to the Garden

Last Sunday we began a "Focus on Israel" emphasis by featuring the Mount of Olives. Today seems the perfect time for the second installment as we follow Jesus from a garden of agony to a garden of victory. Olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane, dating back to Jesus' day We'll begin back on the …

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