When we first arrived in Nazareth, we drove up an extremely narrow side road into the residential hills of the city. Try turning three cars around in a space designed for a fully loaded donkey to pass through while each side of his burden brushes the edges of the houses and buildings on either side of him as he walks down at what seems to be a 60 degree incline. These are the streets of Nazareth. Filled with churches and travelers, the mostly Arab population are ...

A relatively small hill just southeast of the Mount Carmel mountain range, Tel Megiddo is a treasure trove of ruins upon ruins from many nations and many kings. Historically Megiddo is very fascinating, but the real marvel is what is to come at this peaceful location. “And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army" (Revelation‬ ‭19:19‬). &#...

Bat Shlomo is a small colony essentially preserved in time. The Schwartzman family still produces organic cheeses of all kinds on their family farm, and serves those cheeses to hungry travelers who happen to be on their way from one city to the other. (http://batshlomo.co.il/home/1/33-about -us.html) At the top of the road is a small art gallery where the artist displays her painted rain boots and commemorative vinyl records in place of a front yard. At the end o...

Our morning started off like any other, too early, but we had to get going. Lena, Steven, and I had to try to catch a bus to catch a train to get to the airport to rent a car to drive to Caesarea at a decent time. But a late bus necessitated an expensive car ride. Car rentals are sometimes more complicated than we expect them to be so we were late. Our real morning began with Alyssa's report on Megiddo, our second major stop for the day. She taught us a little of...

“On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you. So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance" (Ex...