A little shop in the Muslim quarterBishop Younan, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy LandA lovely model of Jerusalem from 66 CE, at the Israeli MuseumA large scale model of Jerusalem-great to walk around and see everything!A nice view of the Mount of OlivesThe Damascus Gate
The New City & more of the Old
So, today was a great day! I went out to the German Colony neighborhood [a few miles away from my hotel–and a lovely walk], to meet a Jewish contact, Ophir. He works for the ICCI–Center for Interreligious Encounter with Israel. He does seminars for groups who come over, who either are interreligious themselves, or want…… Continue reading The New City & more of the Old
Walls and Windows
My morning adventure was with walls. I woke up to a beautiful day, and after another great run [I could get used to waking up to the call to prayer (around 5:15 am), falling back to sleep for a bit, and then waking up again with the sun (around 6:15) to go running around the…… Continue reading Walls and Windows
Looking Back & Looking Forward
As I write this, sitting here in my room, in my jammies, with the Giants/Green Bay game on in the background [this Israeli ESPN channel is fabulous! I know the game already has bee decided, but I did not wake up to see it at the ungodly early hour this morning–only for the Broncos do…… Continue reading Looking Back & Looking Forward
"Lost in Jerusalem" from The New York Times
This is a great article about Jerusalem from The New York Times, send to me by my dear friend Kris (who consistently reads The New York Times much more thoroughly than I do, and therefore alerts me to all the good articles I have missed!). THIS is the kind of experience I am hoping for…… Continue reading "Lost in Jerusalem" from The New York Times
Pictures from January 15
I love this sculpture of St. FrancisThe burial place of St. JeromeOrthodox bling in the Church of the NativityThe star marking the spot where Jesus was bornThe small altar marking the spot of the manger, the Church of the NativityDancing in traditional Bedouin dressI thought this was hilarious – sadly, no time to stop!The view…… Continue reading Pictures from January 15
Transitions
I don’t know about you, but I always find transitions stressful. I know the reason for this, of course–I am a high “J” [Google “Myers-Briggs profile”], which means I love structure, order, and patterns [and, conversely, I do not do well with spontaneity, flexibility, or sudden changes]. That means that transitions are always a little…… Continue reading Transitions
Te-bow!
It is 4:00 am on Sunday, January 15th, and I am awake. Why? Because the ESPN channel here is covering the Broncos/Patriots game live!!! (I saw on ESPN last night that they were going to show both games.) I woke up at the end of the first quarter, just in time to watch Brady throw…… Continue reading Te-bow!
Pictures from January 14
The Dead Sea, looking across to JordanThe nice guy making my pomegranate juice – so good!The modern city of JerichoCamels!The caves at QumranClimbing up the Snake Path to MasadaThe site of the Roman ramp to Masada
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