Roller Coaster Day: Holy Sites and Wonderful Adventures.
Today what’s an incredible day of many adventures. We started the day with Mass at the Mount the Beatitudes where Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount. Then we went up to the Golan Heights to visit...
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Iraqi Nuns Slam Media Silence on Middle East Christian Persecution
Sometimes it takes a David to defeat a Goliath – or, in this case, unassuming nuns to speak where the media remain silent. Speaking out for Christians persecuted in the Middle East, Mother Olga Yaqob...
View ArticleHistory of Religion; Muslim Demographics, the World
Watch this 7 minute video (below) titled: MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS: THE TIDAL WAVE (15 million have viewed this video) See the world your grandchildren will know–different from the world we know today. It...
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5000 Years of Middle East Control in 90 Seconds
No part of the world has changed hands and governments and religions more than the Middle East. This is a fascinating “moving map” of all the changes over the last 5,000 years. Click here to for...
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Joint Statement by Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew (Peter and Andrew)
On Sunday Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew signed a joint declaration affirming their common commitment to full Christian unity as well as their support for suffering Christians in the Middle...
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Join Us in the Holy Land! Ah, but is it Safe?
Touching the place where Jesus was born December 26-January 4, 2015, May 2015, September 2015, December 2015 We are leaving for the Holy Land on December 26th. We will be spending the rest of...
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Personal Letter from Jerusalem Patriarch Twal; What WE do on Pilgrimage
Since Christians are only 1.5% of the population in the Holy Land, don’t you think we should support them when we visit Israel? YES! If not, we fail to do our moral duty. Right: Personal Letter from...
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Jerusalem Over a Hundred Years Ago
Old Aerial Photos of Jerusalem Below: original pictures; Above: my notations The Old city sure has changed in since these photos were taken. Does anybody know what the date these were taken? They were...
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Womb 2 Tomb; Bethlehem 2 Jerusalem; Biking on Christmas thru the Holy Land
Steve with son-in-law Wesley Sorrill We are in Israel with my daughter Charlotte, her husband Wesley and my wife Janet. We are picking up our bus full of people tomorrow at the Tel Aviv airport. We...
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“You are Peter” in Jesus’ language of Aramaic
Since we recently visited Caesarea Philippi, the site where Jesus renamed Simon as “Peter” or Kepha (Matt 16:13-20), I thought you would find this interesting. So, what did it sound like at Caesarea...
View ArticleTwo Great Jewish Movies
Since we are in Jerusalem, I thought I would share two of our favorite Jewish movies. Recently watched “Everything is Illuminated” again. It is funny and profound about a young man (Elijah Wood – Frodo...
View Article3.3 million visitors to Israel in 2014: Statistics of Travel and Safety,...
Since we, and our thousands of pilgrims, travel to Israel many times a year, I thought these statistics were very interesting. Of all 3.3 million in 2014 not one was hurt or in danger. The media makes...
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Excellent and Artistic Photographs of Israel by Spirit Juice
Rob Kaczmark and his new wife Kimberly joined us in the Holy Land last September. They own Spirit Juice Studios which is a new and talented production company. While they were with us they took...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s Speech to Congress – Excellent!
I thought his speech was brilliant and I’m embarrassed that our president and so many of our leaders refused to attend. They’re acting like spoiled brats. Here you see a real world leader — I wish we...
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History of Middle East in 90 Seconds
Fascinating moving map. Click the image below to see biblical and modern history of the volatile Middle East.
View ArticleWho Would Dare to Love ISIS? The People of the Cross, thats’ who
The first reaction is to hate ISIS but the People of the Cross, the Christians of the Middle East have sent them a “Letter” in the form of a beautiful video.
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Was Jesus Really Born at THAT Place in Bethlehem?
Church of the Agony in Gethsemane Today we are having Mass at Gethsemane on the western slope of the Mount of Olives. How do we know this is really Gethsemane? And yesterday we had Mass at Tomb of...
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Jews as Proof of God’s Existence & Faithfulness
Winston Churchill wrote “Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and the most remarkable race which...
View ArticleSyrian Archbishop “Disturbed” By CIA Involvement in Conflict
STEVE RAY HERE: After meeting with the Bishop of Jerusalem and talking to many people here in the Middle East I conclude that this bishop is absolutely correct. The United States is on the wrong side...
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Who Has Right to Temple Mount? Why Fearful of Analyzing Muslim Story?
Since we have two sold-out pilgrimage groups still going Israel this year and six more next year, I thought this would be interesting for two reasons: 1) To inform folks that things are calming down...
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