Treasure in Jars of Clay
The ancient Essene site of Qumran is about 1.5km from the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. With even earlier origins, the settlement was continuously inhabited from around 120BC until 68AD when it was destroyed by the Roman Army. Its amazing gift to the world comes...
How Love Wins
On the Sunday evening of our conference, we saw the beginning of Steve Chapman Curtis’s beautiful song, “How Love Wins”. Sadly, the laptop we were using ran out of battery before the finish, so i thought I would put it up here for those who might...
Waking Jesus
One of my favourite memories from our time in Israel is the boat ride on the Lake of Galilee. To be afloat on this ancient water, so often mentioned in the pages of the New Testament, gazing around at such places as Cana, Capernaum, and the Mount of Beatitudes, and...
Judas in Green
The Church of All Nations, also known as the Basilica of the Agony, is a Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. It stands right next to the Garden of Gethsemane, and is said to enshrine a section of bedrock where Jesus prayed before his...
Thrice Pressed
One of the gifts of travelling to the Holy Land, is that we get to see and understand so much more fully the culture and setting of the scriptures. One great example of this, for me, has been grasping more deeply the connection between the context of Gethsemane and...ABOUT
Thanks for visiting! Following our time in Israel and Palestine, I thought I would put up my talks (with some of what we learned during the trip added in) in case some folks might like access to them. Over the next few weeks or so, I also hope to add some of the additional reflections and ideas that came along during the week. All are deeply indebted to Andre and his team who guided and taught us so well throughout our trip. I hope you will the site useful. 🙂
Feel free to add in your own insights and comments!
Every blessing,
Keith