Hello Friends and Family, We've had a ton of fun the past few days in the Judean Desert. We are now back on the Mediterranean Coast at...

Hello Friends and Family, This morning we left Jerusalem and headed the 25 miles and 3600 ft drop in elevation down to the Dead Sea area....

Hello Friends and Family, Today was our final day in Jerusalem. It was a free day, meaning there were no group tours or activities,...

Greetings Friends and Family! Our apologies for the one day delay in a blog post. All is well. We have had 2 full days in Jerusalem and...

Hello Friends and Family! We have made it to Jerusalem! We arrived early in the morning to a beautiful from on the Mount of Olives,...

Hello Friends and Family! We have enjoyed our second day in the Samaritan hills. Today we were able to get a wonderful grasp and...

Hello Friends and Family, We hope you are all well. Happy Mother's Day to all of you! We celebrated the mom's today with a beautiful...

Hello Friends and Family! Oh my, what a day we've had. 16,000 steps in all totaling 7.2 miles all around the Sea of Galilee today,...

Hello Friends and Family! Wow! What a day we have had. Each day is so full and wonderful, we have to stop and think through all the...

Hello Friends and Family, We had a fantastically full day today touring the Northern part of Israel above the Sea of Galilee. But to...

Hello Friends and Family, Our morning began on the Mediterranean Sea as we awaited our test results. Many of us enjoyed quiet strolls...

Greetings Friends and Family! We have arrived in Israel! We landed at the Tel Aviv airport at 7:30pm local time on Tuesday, May 3rd and...

Hello friends! (Our team of 14 (minus Ryan, the photo taker) Our team is on our way. We all got negative COVID tests and have made our...

Our team is preparing to leave for Israel in just a few days! Pastor Ryan, as well as Greg and Megan Teune from CEC and 11 other pastors,...

"Christ the Lord is risen today, sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; sing, ye heavens and Earth reply." ...

“So often we want Jesus to manage the effects of sin without actually addressing the root issue. But Jesus loves us too much to offer...

“True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognizing in him our own humanity.” —...

“The command to love and serve—not merely tolerate—each other requires more commitment and sacrifice than we care to give, and so we do...

“Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come...

“No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter...