Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
Today was the Sabbath, and we only planned a few items on our agenda. We walked to the Radcliffe Camera only to find signs in front of both entrances saying only “Readers” could enter. I consider myself a “reader”- I try to read 50 books a year – but I still felt the sign was … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Day 5”
Our study of the conversion of England to the kingdom of God has been moving in reverse order. We started with Windsor Castle and England’s most recent and longest serving Christian monarch, Elizabeth II. Then yesterday, we focused exclusively on C.S. Lewis, a predecessor of Elizabeth. Today, we continued the journey backwards in time, this … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Day 4”
C.S. Lewis spent 29 years in Oxford, and although we had visited Oxford before, we had not fully explored the sites of the life of C.S. Lewis. Today we did. Thanks to the C.S. Lewis Foundation for publishing a wonderful self-guided C.S. Lewis walking tour of Oxford on its website. It directs you to the … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Day 3”
We started our first day in England at Windsor Castle, which, none of us knew until we got there, was founded by William the Conqueror, one of the subjects of our tour. Just a coincidence, I’m sure. Inside, we visited St. George’s Chapel, where we saw tombs of kings and queens of England. The highlight … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Day 2”
Day 1 is always a travel day on GSB study tours. I usually focus on all the inconveniences of travel because they seem to preoccupy my thoughts. But this time I was distracted by something else. The Greater Houston Area, all in, has about 6 million people. Given the number of people, it is unusual … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Day 1”