Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
It is 6:12 p.m and I am finally sitting down to write. Actually, I’m writing while the gals and our new friends from Australia (we met them yesterday at lunch) are talking around me. So, if this post is no good, you will know why. Hemingway never had to put up with such distractions. Ann … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 7”
The Elbe River has its origin in the Krkonoše Mountains on the northwest border of the Czech Republic and ends in the North Sea. It’s the Elbe that will carry us to our prized destinations of Torgau and Wittenberg over the next few days. Extending their hegemony to the Elbe was a goal of the … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 6”
Following the death of Jan Hus, the Hussite movement continued to gain strength spreading into other parts of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). The Hussites were the majority in Prague and in Bohemia for nearly two hundred years after Hus. Sometimes those who are His are many and sometimes they are few, but whenever they … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 5”
Our only excursion today was to the Lobkowicz Palace. The Lobkowicz family can trace their roots to the 14th century. They have survived the Thirty Years War, the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Nazis, and the Communists. In the process they became patrons of the arts and amassed one of the … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 4”
We had originally planned to journey away from Prague to some Hus sites, but given the problems I wrote about yesterday, we had to retrace our steps. We started by trying to find Bethlehem Chapel. Our tour guide had given us the impression it was too far away to find in a five-hour tour; in … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 3”