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We began our trip in the Galilee area. It was so lush and unbelievably green. Mustard flowers were everywhere, along with a smattering of the Rose of Sharon. Our leader said that he had never seen it that green in all of the times he had been there. What a great gift to us to see the land at it’s most beautiful.
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From NazarethVillage.com: ”Nazareth Village offers a unique synthesis of historical, archaeological, and ethno-archaeological science applied towards reconstructing a First Century Village upon some of the last natural landscape in Nazareth.”
This fancy description aside, I found Nazareth Village to be a very charming look into what life was like where Jesus grew up. I thoroughly enjoyed the “townspeople” as they went about caring for their goats, weaving yarn & carving wood with their tools.
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What we saw March 22, 23 & 24: Old City of Jerusalem, Dung Gate (yes, we walked through the entrance where they used to carry out the poop), Robinson’s Arch, Tyrophioan (sp?) street (where Jesus walked to Temple), Temple Steps, Huldic Gates, Precipice of Jesus’ temptation, Rabbi’s Tunnel, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, Pool of Bethesda, Via Dolorosa, St.
Last night, Gem posted a few shots from the last few days here in Israel. You can see them at this link. Enjoy!
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Here is a smattering of images. Pastor Bob, our guide, said that this is the greenest he has ever seen it here. Beautiful spring flowers are in bloom. It is gorgeous weather, much like Southern California. Having a wonderful time encountering Jesus in various places (even in the bus).
Day 1: Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Nazareth Village
Day 2: Capernaum, Sermon on the Mount site, Boat ride on Galilee, Tel Megiddo, Baptism in the Jordan River…
You can see 15 images from our first two days in Israel on Gem’s blog at http://bit.ly/FQKGcb. Enjoy!
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Tomorrow I will attend the funeral of Abbot David Geraets. Abbot David was my spiritual director and mentor during my training at The Monastery of the Risen Christ in 2005-06.
What a wonderful man. I know that he has academic and ministerial credits to his name, however, I simply remember him as a dear friend and mentor. I learned from him how to embrace life and be childlike in the best sense of the word.
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Today, I’m sharing a word from Shirley Carter Hughson, an early 20th century Anglican Benedictine abbot. I’ve enjoyed reading his spiritual letters. This is an excerpt from one of them about the Anglican church of his day:
“This Church of ours is not lacking in activity for good, but what a woeful lack of prayer there is; and, as a consequence, how thin is the life of the Church.
Though some of you may keep posted on our lives and ministry via Facebook, the blog or Twitter, here is what we’ve been up to in life and ministry lately.
As I write, I’m grateful for the rain that is finally falling here in Mission Viejo. We’ve needed it for a long time! I’m going to be as brief as I can be since few of us find it easy to read long emails. Here are some bullets:
Gem and I continue to feel such a deep gratitude for you our friends and partners in this ministry for the spiritual transformation of leaders and their ministries.
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Conservative Evangelicals sometimes assume that spiritual direction is a Catholic thing. I appreciate this paragraph from David Benner’s Sacred Companions that illustrates otherwise:
“The Protestant Reformers were all active in providing spiritual direction to others. Marlin Luther did most of this by means of correspondence, much like the apostle Paul fourteen centuries earlier. Ulrich Zwingli, while recommending confession of sins to God alone, urged Christians to consult other wise and mature Christians for assistance on the spiritual journey.
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