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Thirty-eight Salvation Army officers travel to the Holy Land to gain a richer biblical perspective.
November 21, 2012 by Major Beverley Woodland Leave a Comment
It gets under your skin—like the sand that gets everywhere: through your shoes, through your socks, enveloping your feet in a talcum-fine coating. Journey through the Holy Land and you will never be the same again. Experience the sights: the cool water of the Galillee lapping the shore, the magnificent power in Banias Falls near Caesarea Philippi, the oppressive heat as you walk the … [Read more...]
For Christians, visiting the Holy Land provides the opportunity to experience the biblical narratives through a new perspective
January 16, 2012 2 Comments
For Christians, visiting the Holy Land provides the opportunity to experience the biblical narratives through a new perspective. We walk where Jesus walked. We visit where he was born, the places where he preached and the traditional sites of his Crucifixion and Resurrection. In October 2011, 42 Salvation Army officers visited the Holy Land. This was the second year that The Salvation Army in … [Read more...]
This was not the Bethlehem I had envisioned
March 11, 2010 by Nancy Turley 2 Comments
I think I have finally recovered from the busyness of Christmas! Although December was several months ago, I still find myself recuperating from such a busy season. The month of December is always so full that the busyness of the season limits the opportunity for the advent to truly take root in our hearts. On so many levels, it feels as though Christmas has been hijacked by commercialism, a lack … [Read more...]
Capernaum became the place that Jesus called home
December 3, 2009 by Nancy Turley 2 Comments
The town of Capernaum is mentioned many times in Scripture and played a significant role in the life of Jesus. Capernaum was a crossroad of primary importance, found along the Damascus highway. Capernaum was the major center of trade and commerce in Galilee. This international trade route extended from Egypt through Palestine to Syria and Mesopotamia. This was Galilee of the Gentiles There … [Read more...]
Every day we see Christians whose lives have been exposed to the Bible and its teachings but are not changed by it
August 21, 2009 by Nancy Turley 3 Comments
Biblical geography brings new understanding and meaning to Scripture. The hillside leading to the Mount of Beatitudes is filled with rock, thorns, beaten paths and occasional lush areas of vegetation and growth. In Matthew 13, Jesus uses the agriculture of the land to explain why some fail to grasp the truth. Jesus knew that the people would naturally identify with and understand the farmer and … [Read more...]
Overlooking the beauty of the landscape, I stop and listen for Jesus’ words of hope and challenge
June 18, 2009 by Nancy Turley 1 Comment
It was breath-taking. All my life I had heard about the Mount of Beatitudes and now I stood in the place where Jesus gave one of his most profound sermons (see Matthew 5). The Mount of Beatitudes overlooks the four-mile long Plain of Gennesaret, an area known for its lush soil and fruitfulness. The backdrop is the Sea of Galilee. It’s no wonder that the historian Josephus called this area … [Read more...]
Galilee is not just a place on a map, but a place in our hearts
April 30, 2009 by Nancy Turley 3 Comments
Galilee is a very special place. Scripture reveals that Galilee became “home” to Jesus throughout his three-and-a-half-years of ministry on earth. While important events occurred in Jerusalem, much of his earthly ministry centred around the Sea of Galilee. In Matthew 4 we are told that Jesus withdrew to Galilee when he learned that John the Baptist was imprisoned. People often return home when … [Read more...]
God does not intend for us to live in the rubble of life
March 17, 2009 by Nancy Turley 1 Comment
The first day of our Holy Land experience began with the question, “Did Jesus actually walk here?” As archaeologists excavate the landscape, evidence is found of the past and history is pieced together. Biblical archaeology brings forth tangible remnants of historical evidence which helps place our faith in context. As a result, we know that some of the places we visited in Israel were close … [Read more...]
Reflections from the Holy Land
February 20, 2009 by Nancy Turley Leave a Comment
In my first year of university, my love for the Word of God was awakened by a spiritual mentor who helped me realize that Scripture was exciting, relevant and challenging. As the Word became a living experience, my heart developed a deep longing to walk where Jesus walked, to experience the heat of the desert, to dip my feet into the Sea of Galilee, to pray in Gethsemane and to sit at the Garden … [Read more...]
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