places in greece

2 min read 2022-02-03 04:02:22

Turkey and Greece in May/June 2022

Greetings! Mary and I invite you to join us for an 18-day “study tour” to Turkey and Greece—following in the Footsteps of Paul: Turkey,

1 min read 2021-10-26 04:10:33

I recently returned from leading a group of 32 to Turkey and Greece—Following in the Footsteps of Paul. Over the next few blogs I will share some

1 min read 2021-06-05 04:16:26

In a previous post I shared some images of the harbor at Cenchreae and related the site to the Apostle Paul and Phoebe. Although the site has not

1 min read 2021-05-27 23:43:14

Cenchrea was Corinth’s port that was located about 6.5mi. [9 km.] east on the Saronic Gulf. It was Corinth’s life-line to Athens, to Asia

1 min read 2021-05-22 04:11:24

See the full size image below! At the time of Paul’s visits to Corinth it was a thriving commercial city of over 200,000 people. Corinth was

1 min read 2021-04-17 05:00:07

Some of the readers of this blog are familiar with the 1,760 ft. long “Hezekiah’s Tunnel” that brought water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool

2 min read 2021-04-09 05:07:51

Long Section of the Diolkos located on a Greek Army Base north of the Corinthian Canal On one of our visits to the area of Corinth we had a chance to

2 min read 2020-12-29 03:52:47

In my opinion, the most beautiful museum in Athens is The New Acropolis Museum” which is “world-class” not only in its design and presentation

2 min read 2020-09-22 04:26:20

“Erastus in return for his aedileship laid (the pavement) at his own expense.” Click on Image to Enlarge and/or Download (free). The letters

1 min read 2020-08-28 04:25:50

Although many think that Patmos was a barren Alcatraz-like island where John was exiled, this is not true (see Franz below). View looking west into

2 min read 2020-07-30 23:19:18

Samothrace is a Greek Island that lies 25 mi. south of the Greek mainland. This mountainous island was the home of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods

2 min read 2020-05-25 16:24:09

In a previous entry I shared some pictures related to “Running the Race.” The winners of such competitions were awarded, among other things,

2 min read 2020-05-22 20:40:36

In seven passages the apostle Paul compares the Christian life to running a race. The athletic games, that were initiated by the Greeks consisted