musings on ministry
Our journey to Bethlehem was almost a short one. Our driver received a call… The checkpoints are closed. Security at Bethlehem has been increased again recently although no one could tell us why. Perhaps it’s related to the peace talks but whatever the reason getting in and out is harder at the moment. After a Read More …
Today we headed south to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth. But before the compulsory float in the sea we headed for the to of a mountain, Masada. The fortress is an amazing place with an amazing history and an even more amazing temperature. It was 45C!!! It was one of my favourite Read More …
Following our visit to Nazareth we headed to Tiberius next to the Sea of Galilee. Our hotel, the Arbel, was a tip. Check the picture of the pool below… The night was saved by a wander down the hill to a great little pub to celebrate Sam’s birthday. In the morning we left our horrible Read More …
Up early and off to Haifa to visit Elijah’s cave. I like the church with the cave in it and the dive up the coast is nice. Lunch was one of those ‘take your chances’ affairs but the falafel was pretty good. The highlight of the day was our visit to Nazareth to visit the Read More …
As I mentioned yesterday we were up early today for a visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the church built over the reputed site of Jesus crucifixion and burial. Jerusalem is beautiful at daybreak. It is quiet and still, bathed in golden light and the sun creeps above the tops of the buildings. Read More …
Today began where the last sermon left off… The Lord’s Prayer. This was my first time in the church of the paternoster where the lords prayer adorns the walls in languages from all over the world. We spotted Scottish gaelic and Doric (a dialect of Scots). My sermon the other week was about focusing on Read More …
At 3am to drive to Manchester to meet the young people in our group and my colleague Leo from North Western Synod at the airport. We arrived in Jerusalem early this evening to be met by good friends. It was so good to see them and doesn’t seem like a year since we last met. Read More …