There is something special about being in Jerusalem on Shabbat. It's the best place in the world to witness Jewish families enjoying a day together and celebrating Sabbath. Hebrew days begin at sundown, so Friday sundown to Saturday sundown marks the Jewish Sabbath. Through glowing rays of sunlight, we began our Jerusalem adventure upon Mount …
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, …
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 …
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 …
