Thursday morning we departed from the lovely Gai Beach Hotel in Tiberias and made our way south towards the desert & our two major sites for the day. Our route became more and more arid as we left the lush Galilee region and worked our way into the Judean wilderness. We passed through checkpoints into…

It’s been a whirlwind few days – so much to see, do, and reflect upon, which means we’ve been grabbing extra shut-eye instead of writing so much. But I want to get you all caught up on what’s been going on! Wednesday morning we arrived at the empty Yardenit site – a place just south…

I’m going to be honest. We’re covering so much here in terms of places, history, ethnography, & Biblical interpretation that it is impossible for me to update this blog with even a smidgen of information about each stop. So, I’m not going to try. I think I want to convey much more of what the…

January 15 – Travel day. Lots of anxiety. Lots of excitement. Lots of hurry-up and wait. All the plans to sleep well on the plane – were just that plans. It was very hard to get comfortable for more than a short time – an hour max at a time. Food was enough for basic…