Posts by Isaac Dagneau
Day 8: The Southern Steps, The Temple Mount, the Via Dolorosa and Bethlehem
It’s the end. Well, for some of us! I was talking with someone this morning at breakfast and they asked if I was going to Jordan. I said that I wasn’t, and told them they had to continue the blog for me – not officially, but for themselves. So, if you’re going to Jordan,…
Read MoreDay 7: Qumran Caves, Masada and the Dead Sea
Only 10,000 steps today – not bad! After almost 30,000 steps the two days prior, I’ll happily take 10,000. And with those 10,000 steps we certainly saw (and stepped on) some awesome things! We started the day by descending the Jerusalem mountains (750 meters above sea level) to Qumran (350+ meters below…
Read MoreDay 6: The Upper Room, Peter’s Denial, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem and Old Jerusalem (Jaffa Gate)
What a great day – with much less steps involved! Our first stop was the Upper Room. Interesting to see the Muslim statue in there, wasn’t it? We then walked over to the church built on the old prison. Wasn’t the statue of Peter awesome? It was the one with two female…
Read MoreDay 5: City of David, Mt of Olives, Gethsemane, Old Jerusalem and the Garden Tomb
Wow. And 13,000 steps later, we complete the day! We started our day at the City of David – at least my bus did. It was fascinating to see the discoveries archeologists have made, including the stone toilet! From there we headed to the Mount of Olives. The area we got off…
Read MoreDay 4: Nazareth, Jericho and Jerusalem
It kind of feels like we’re just hopping around Israel, doesn’t it? Today’s been so good. Do you ever wonder what Jesus was like as a kid? Perhaps you imagined Jesus as a child while walking around Nazareth today. Surely, thinking about this definitely peaks our interest, at least for me!…
Read MoreDay 3 – Caesarea Philippi, Mt. of Beatitudes, Capernaum and the Sea of Galilee
What was the highlight of your day? Alright, I don’t know about you, but the size of the Sea of Galilee surprises me. It’s interesting to read about the “calming of the storm” in the gospels in relation to the actual size of the sea. Could a body of water with a…
Read MoreDay 2: Caesarea, Mt. Carmel and Megiddo
What a day! There’s no way I can go into detail with all the places we visited today (Caesarea, Mount Carmel, and Megiddo). Since I touched on the significance of Peter’s vision in yesterday’s blog (gospel for all – Dr. John also chatted with us at Caesarea), let’s jump to Mount Carmel.…
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