At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion….” Acts 10:1 (by Pam Benedict) One of my favorite places to visit when we were in Israel was Caesarea Maritima, a coastal city two hours southwest of the Sea of Galilee. Herod the Great, the wicked ruler at Jesus’ birth, built massive stone palaces and fortresses for himself throughout the land of Israel. And in order to make his own name great, and to win favor of Caesar, he ordered…
Saturday, I had a terrible mishap. I dropped my iPhone into a bucket of paint. Yep, like a well thrown bean bag in a championship cornhole tournament… plop. Right in the hole. Nothing but net. I was painting Amanda’s room and having a pretty good day. She’s coming home for a full week in April after a very busy time of nursing in Richmond and I wanted things to look fresh for her. I like painting; I’m pretty good at…
(by Pam Benedict) As many of you are aware, Steve & I just returned from an 11-day Holy Land tour with pastor and author Max Lucado. Boating on the Sea of Galilee, overlooking Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, taking a dip in the Dead Sea; It was an amazing once in a lifetime experience and a great celebration of 30 years of marriage. One of the many highlights of the trip was walking the streets of the Old City in Jerusalem….
Greetings from Israel! I hear you’ve been having snow in Pennsylvania today. Over here we’ve been sunny and in the mid 60’s… winter in Israel can be quite mild. Please make sure things warm up before Pam and I get home. Ok? What a wonderful experience it’s been walking where Jesus walked. We’ve visited Nazareth, Capernaum, sailed on the Sea of Galilee, walked the Via Dolorosa, visited the Garden of Gethsemane, walked the road of the Triumphal Entry and so…