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The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the traditional site of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The primary alternative site, the Garden Tomb, is preferred by evangelicals for the atmosphere but possibly predates Jesus by 5-8 centuries (Matthew 25:28 says that the tomb was a new tomb built for Joseph of Arimathea). See discussion by FIRM, and Read more...
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A traditional site for the cave of Lot from Genesis 19:30, and a nearby pillar attributed to his wife who was turned into salt. 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. Read more...
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Traditional site of John Mark’s mother’s house, where Peter went after being released from prison: 12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Read more...
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Sight & Sound: Growing up on a dairy farm in rural Lancaster County, our founder Glenn Eshelman was so inspired by the beauty of the world around him that he began painting landscapes as a boy. As he grew up, Glenn continued to pursue his artistic interests, eventually buying a camera to take reference photos for his paintings. Photography quickly Read more...
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Traditional Site Elijah’ Hill Saint Elijah’s hill – Jabal Mar Elias in Arabic – is located at the southeastern end of Wadi al-Kharrar. The hill is associated with the Prophet Elijah’s ascension into heaven (2 Kings 2.5-15). Here was the sanctuary located that attracted pilgrims in the medieval period (O.T. Kings.1) The Bordeaux pilgrim (ca. ad 333) states, …It is Read more...
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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and I’m standing in the lobby of Berlin University — one of the greatest universities in the world, with an influence that has reached far and wide. This institution has produced philosophers like Hegel, as well as biblical scholars like Rudolf Bultmann, who challenged traditional interpretations of Scripture. Heinrich Heine was also here, along with someone Read more...
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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, here in Berlin, standing in front of the Kaiser Wilhelm Church — the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, which translates to the Church of Remembrance. Beside me is my nephew, Chris. You’ve never seen this church before, have you? No, but today we’re going to talk about it and explore the significance of the Kaiser era in Germany. Read more...
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From Organization Set on the outskirts of old Nazareth, the Nazareth Village is built on ancient agricultural land that boasts the area’s last remaining first-century wine press. The original farm has been restored with its ancient wine press, terraces, irrigation system and stone quarry, and exact replicas of first-century houses, a synagogue, a watchtower, mikveh and olive presses have been Read more...
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From the plaque: Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. (Gospel of John 18:1) “Gethsemane, a place where the Savior prayed before the passion. It is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and today the faithful eagerly go to pray Read more...
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Jimmy DeYoung interviews Jewish and Muslim scholars to determine where the Garden of Eden was. Was it at the Foundation Stone? Watch Return to Eden The Foundation Stone under the Dome of the Rock is considered by some: The site of the Garden of Eden The site of the altar where the animals were killed in substitution for Read more...
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Wikipedia: In 1880, Sunday relocated to Marshalltown, Iowa, where, because of his athleticism, he had been recruited for a fire brigade team. In Marshalltown, Sunday worked at odd jobs, competed in fire brigade tournaments, and played for the town baseball team.[7] In 1882, with Sunday in left field, the Marshalltown team defeated the state champion Des Moines team 13–4.[8] Sunday’s Read more...
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Tabernacles & Sawdust Trails: F. J. Sessions, Superintendent of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, at Davenport, says: “Howard E. and William A. Sunday were admitted to this institution by transfer from the Glenwood, Iowa, Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home when the latter was closed January 29, 1875. They were admitted to the Glenwood institution September 25, 1874. Dismissed from this institution June 10, Read more...
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The building is from the time of Herod – but the Cave was visited much earlier. This is the Jewish Cave of Machpelah, the burial place of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Image Credit: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons Read more...
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From the church: The great Victorian ‘Prince of Preachers’, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, began his ministry here at the Baptist church in Waterbeach. Every great venture of faith has to begin somewhere, and we are seeking to rekindle the passion and impact of Spurgeon’s ministry in our present-day community some 170 years later. Spurgeon always had a fond love and appreciation Read more...
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The Pilgrims who gathered first in Scrooby, then moved to the Netherlands, then they worshipped together in the Mayflower as they sailed in 1620. Their meetinghouse was the fort (depicted at Plimoth Plantation but originally located on Burial Hill), then moved down the hill to the current location. In 1801, the Trinitarians left in the split (identifying with the theological Read more...
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Place where John & Abigail Adams, and John Quincy & Louisa Catherine Adams worshipped and are buried. Of interest is a letter from John to Abigail about his thoughts on church: Phyladelphia Octr. 9, 1774 My Dear I am wearied to Death with the Life I lead. The Business of the Congress is tedious, beyond Expression. This Assembly Read more...
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From the Newspaper: the body was conveyed to the Methodist Church, and a funeral sermon delivered by the Rev. J. B. McFerrin. The speaker, in that portion of his remarks personal to the deceased, gave a brief sketch of his life and public career, passed a high and deserved eulogium on his moral character and unblemished integrity, and detailed in Read more...
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On July 17, 1854, Frances Ridley Havergal was confirmed at Worcester Cathedral. In the procession to Worcester Cathedral Ellen Wakeman was my companion. On reaching our seat very near the rails, I sunk on my knees, and for the first time to-day the thought of “whose I am” burst upon me, and I prayed “my God, oh, my own Father, Read more...
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From Encyclopedia Virginia: In this 1772 document, the sheriff of Orange County is ordered to summon Nathaniel Saunders, minister of Mountain Run Baptist Church, to appear in Culpeper County Court to answer the charge of “unlawfull Preaching.” Virginia required ministers to obtain preaching licenses, but some Baptists refused to do so on the grounds that it was not a Read more...
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Pigeon Creek Primitive Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist church in Florida. It was organized January 7, 1821, twenty-four years before Florida was granted statehood. From the Baptist History Preservation Society: Image Credit: Harris, Joy. “Pigeon Creek Baptist Church.” Old Florida Churches, 30 Jan. 2024, www.historicfloridachurches.com/post/pigeon-creek-baptist-church. Read more...