Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
Like many Americans, this past Monday I gathered with others outside to experience the eclipse. Where I live, we only had about a 75% eclipse, but it was still interesting to watch it get semi-dark in the middle of any otherwise sunny day. As you know if you have been following this blog, three weeks … Continue reading “When an Eclipse Meant Something”
As I have noted in other posts, in 312AD Constantine the Great became the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire. This ended nearly three centuries of state sponsored persecution against the Christians and was a fulfillment of Jesus’ promise that the Gates of Hades would not prevail against the Church. Constantine’s successor, following the … Continue reading “History About the Temple in Jerusalem You’ve Never Heard”
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”