Exploring the good news of the kingdom of God
We had previously arranged for a private five-hour tour and emphasized to our tour guide we were interested Jan Hus, pre-Reformation Prague, and its Christian heritage. I should also mention that through some erroneous assumptions we believed we were hiring a Christian guide. We got off to a decent start, at Vysehrad Fortress, the oldest … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 2”
If you’ve ever travelled to Europe from the United States you know that flights generally leave in the afternoon and arrive in the morning. If you can sleep on an airplane then no problem. But if you are like the GSB travel team who either insist on talking the entire flight or reading medieval and … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Day 1”
Today we start our Reformation Tour to the Czech Republic and Germany to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. In fact, as you can see from the pic, I am writing this from the cabin of our plane somewhere over the Continental United States. It was 500 years ago on October 31, 1517, that … Continue reading “Reformation Tour—Introduction”
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”
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”