Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
If you have never journeyed vicariously with the GSB Team on a study tour, I encourage you to do so, starting tomorrow. There are four reasons you should check in every day for the next 14 days. First, you will travel with us vicariously. Sure, you may still have to go to work every day; … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Prologue”
If you are GSB regular, you know that in anticipation of GSB Travel Journals I publish a reading list. Keeping that tradition alive, I offer the following books in preparation for following the GSB Team as we travel across the pond and back through history to study the christianization of England. The books are as … Continue reading “England Travel Journal – Reading List”
Decisions have been made in smoke-filled rooms, and the GSB team will be departing soon on its next adventure. This time we have chosen England as our destination and the first millennium of Christianity as our subject. There will be a focus on Alfred the Great but with detours that will include Augustine of Canterbury … Continue reading “Announcement: New GSB Travel Journal”
As we have slipped back into our lives at home, I’ve thought through what we read, saw, and learned related to our Early Christian, Medieval Travel Journal tour. The first two three hundred of the years of the Church was marked most conspicuously by persecution. We discussed some of those first century martyrs, including Ignatius … Continue reading “Early Christian, Medieval Travel Journal-Epilogue”
We packed our bags for the last time this morning, and it was nice to be able to close the suitcases without sitting on them. The strategy of taking old clothes and leaving them behind is a winner. I personally left long pants, a pair of shorts, multiple old shirts, two golf hats, and a … Continue reading “Early Christian, Medieval Travel Journal-Day 14”