All posts tagged Bethlehem
On the road to Bethlehem
Note: Rev. Dr. Stephen Chambers is leading an archaeological expedition to Israel in 2014. To find out how you can take part, click here. by Stephen Chambers Think about a journey to Bethlehem at this time of year, and what springs to mind? Mary and…
Where Jesus walked
by Mathew Block It’s Monday afternoon. We’re in Israel, standing in the ruins of Caesarea on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Though built more than two thousand years ago, the place is still a marvel to behold. It was once a major sea port,…
LCC on the road: The tomb is empty
by Mathew Block I returned yesterday to Canada from a whirlwind tour of the Holy Land with The Canadian Church Press. As I’ve written earlier, our first days were spent visiting Caesarea, Nazareth, Capernaum, and Galilee. On Wednesday and Thursday we turned our attention to…
Lutherans among Canadian Church Press tour of Holy Land
ISRAEL – Members of The Canadian Church Press (CCP) arrived in Israel March 4 for a week-long tour of the Holy Land, and a strong contingent of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members was among them. Mathew Block (editor of The Canadian Lutheran magazine), Ian Adnams (Vice President of…
Oh little town, have you really changed?
by Mark Hartburg “Do You Hear What I Hear?” is the title of a modern Christmas carol penned in October 1962 by Noël Regney with music by his then-wife, Gloria Shayne Baker, a song recorded by hundreds of artists from Bing Crosby to Gladys Knight….