Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
Today was a free day. Even on these study tours we have free days so each can go their separate ways. It is the way of creation: form and freedom. There is structure, but within the structure there is freedom. Too much form and we become nazis; too much freedom and we become hippies. So, … Continue reading “Early Christian, Medieval Travel Journal-Day 5”
The Faroe Islands are located halfway between Norway and Iceland in the Norwegian Sea. The islands were first discovered, according the locals, in the early 6th century by an Irish monk known as Brendan the Navigator. Brendan set out on a voyage to discover the Garden of Eden, and instead he discovered the Faroe Islands. … Continue reading “Viking Travel Journal—Day 10”
Today was an all-Oxford day. The Wife did a great job of hiring a private tour guide for Oxford—a 2nd year Oxford student named Zach, with a professorial knowledge of history. We told him we were interested in Wycliffe, Tyndale, the English Reformation and C.S. Lewis, and he expertly tailored the tour to those subjects. … Continue reading “UK Kingdom Travel Journal—Day 4”
The UK Kingdom Travel Journal tour is underway. As I write this, we are somewhere over the Atlantic on our way to London. We will start in England from a base in Oxford as we examine the Kingdom history of England. From there we will journey north, ultimately into Scotland where we will examine the … Continue reading “UK Kingdom Travel Journal—Day 1”
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”