Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
In a few weeks, the GSB team will embark on another journey across the pond. This time the destination is England and Scotland. We will explore early English and Scottish ecclesiastical history with the help of Columba and Bede, and we will study the English and Scottish Reformations focusing on such figures as Tyndale, Wycliffe, … Continue reading “Coming Soon: New GSB Travel Journal”
Today we depart for our Seine river cruise. I will be posting daily for the next 8 days as we journey back in time to the days of Charlemagne, Richard the Lionheart and Joan of Arc. We will be examining the past from the perspective of the kingdom of God and its destiny on the … Continue reading “Seine River Cruise Travel Journal—Introduction”
After a challenging travel marathon of nearly 20 hours, including mechanical problems with planes and weather delays, we have returned home from our Rhone River excursion. There was much we saw on the trip and the challenge was, as always, determining what to mention in the blog posts. One thing I didn’t mention was that Geneva … Continue reading “Rhone River Travel Journal—Epilogue”
Vienne, France has a rich Christian history. Legend has it that Crescens, a disciple of the Apostle Paul (2 Tim. 4:10) settled here in Vienne and was the first leader of the church here (although it’s possible he instead settled in Galatia). Josephus states (and Eusebius repeats) that “Herod lost his kingdom on account of … Continue reading “Rhone River Travel Journal—Day 6”
As I prepare to write and experience a new travel journal, I thought it might be fun to look back at the other travel journals I’ve done here on GSB. If you’ve not followed GSB through one of these trips this will give you an idea of what to expect as we prepare to head to the … Continue reading “Past GSB Travel Journals”