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Day 28 See You Later
I. Hate. Goodbyes. I was very ready to go home to Vancouver; I missed my housemates, and the things that need processing in my heart and...

Jerusha
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Day 27 Too Acquainted with the Dead Sea
(These events occurred on the 27th of June) Do not -- I repeat, do not -- walk into the dead sea without sandals on like I did. Those...

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Jul 29, 20222 min read
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Day 26 "I am the Good Samaritan"
You won't recognize it right away, but there is a temple on Mount Gerizim. The High Priest's brother, whose name I could not pronounce...

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Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Day 25 Jerusalem Assembly
Imagine a stage full of kids, Jewish ones alongside Gentile ones, singing "Jesus, Jesus, I Love You," in six different languages. Did you...

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Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Day 24 Walking with Marie
The Old City of Jerusalem looks hauntingly beautiful at night. A simple streetlight bathed the double-arches of the Golden Gate in a...

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Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Day 23 Family Feud
Here is one common theme that I heard from both sides (if indeed there were only two), and it sounds something like: this mess is a...

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Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Day 22 From Mount to Mount
From Mount of the Beatitudes to Mount Tabor, I begin to understand why people in the Bible go to high places to pray. Some may go there...

Jerusha
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Day 21 Homily on the Lake
(This is an excerpt of a short homily I gave on the Sea of Galilee) Mark 4:35-41 There are three questions in this passage. The first was...

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Jul 27, 20223 min read
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Day 20 Oh Little Town of Nazareth
On Mount Precipice was a lone olive tree, hanging on to its leaves in the high winds. If this was truly the spot from which Nazarenes...

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Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Day 19 Time Travel
We organized ourselves to visit the Israel Museum today. The shrine of the Dead Sea Scrolls was dark to prevent light damage upon the...

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Jul 27, 20221 min read
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Day 18 God of the Living Stones
(This is a delayed posting about events on June 18) Climbing up the steep slope of the Mount of Olives made me feel quite at home...I...

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Jul 27, 20224 min read
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Day 17 Welcome Back?
We visited a restored Palestinian house, currently used as the Dar Al Sabagh Centre for Diaspora Studies The owners are in Chile. The...

Jerusha
Jun 19, 20221 min read
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Day 16 Tourist Tips for the Old City
Best place to change money is at the post office! There is one in the Old City near Jaffa Gate, next to the Christian information Centre....

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Jun 19, 20222 min read
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Day 15 Healing
(This is a delayed posting) There is something wonderful about healing. An unbreakable being does not need to heal, but such a being is...

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Jun 19, 20221 min read
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Day 14 The Land of the Scriptures
(This is a delayed posting) Singing and reading Scriptures is beginning to take a different light. When I sing of the โdry and parched...

Jerusha
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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Day 13 Where is the Wind Going?
(This is a delayed posting) John 3:8 โThe wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or...

Jerusha
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Day 12 Choice
(This is a delayed posting) You know I have enjoyed the food here. But for first 10 days here I had some choice of the buffet spread....

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Jun 16, 20222 min read
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Day 11 OhโฆCorona
โฆafter narrowly escaping it at least four time that I know of, fifth time is the charm.

Jerusha
Jun 11, 20221 min read
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Day 10 Why My Hair-dryer Feels at Home
Upon my arrival at Tantur on Day 1, I was pleasantly surprised that I did not need an adapter to use the sockets in the walls. Like the...

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Jun 10, 20222 min read
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Day 9 The Most Important Jew
We visited Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and the shiny new ANU Museum of the Jewish people today. The ancient city of Jaffa was Jerusalem's extension...

Jerusha
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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