Tag Archives: Lindsay McCaul

The Garden of Gethsemane

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jeff Block

The Garden of Gethsemane was not at all what I pictured from reading about it in the Bible. I imagined a vast apple orchard, where Jesus was betrayed in the midst of flowering trees and green meadowy grass. Maybe a … Continue reading →

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Mount of Olives

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jeff Block

After breakfast, the first place we gathered on our first whole day in Jerusalem, was the Mount of Olives. The temple mount (where Solomon’s temple used to sit and the Dome of the Rock sits now) sits atop Mount Moriah … Continue reading →

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Mount of the Beatitudes

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Jeff Block

After another olive oil soaked breakfast, we made our way to the Mount of the Beatitudes to a spot near where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount. There is of course a church built there … Continue reading →

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Caesarea Philippi

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Jeff Block

From Tel Dan, we headed east just a few miles to Caesarea Philippi – founded by Philip, one of the three sons of Herod the Great during the time Jesus walked the earth. Since then, it has been renamed Banius … Continue reading →

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Harvest Worship

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Jeff Block

For months now, I’ve wanted to write this blog entry.  It’s unusual for me to write a blog entry these days, in general – that isn’t about the Philippines or adoption anyway – but this topic is even less well-defined … Continue reading →

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