Category Archives: Spring 2023 Greece

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that called you, who also will do it. Thessalonians 5: 23-24 Paul was writing to a group in this city. HeContinue reading “Thessaloniki’s waterfront ( Greece )”

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10 :17 This Sithonia finger/leg is blueyellowgreen. All invitingingly soft. Softly glittering blue sea, soft yellow sands, and fir trees in new green soft needles growing right to the shore. Here are three quotes I found by looking at Sabbath. OneContinue reading “Sabbath in Sithonia”

The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18: 10 NIV. First a little history about this town from which we boarded our boat to see Mount Athos. Then next a summary of the eventful life of Joyce and Sydney Loch. With the distruction ofContinue reading “Ouranoupolis Greece”

Behold I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast….the enemy never can take out of the hand of Christ the one who is simply trusting in His promises. If the soul is trusting and working obediently, the mind is susceptible to divine impressions, and the light of God shines in, enlightening the understanding. RevelationsContinue reading “Mount Athos”

Here are some words that describe a woman: dignity, patience, diligence, generosity, courage. wisdom and devotion. These are not what a woman looks like, but who she is. This is a woman described in Proverbs 31: 10 – 31 Proverbs 31:1-10 is also interesting. Proverbs 31: 10 – 31 (Just in a few words.) AContinue reading “Vergina continued”

Ezekiel a prophet of God was in Babylon during the captivity of the Jews and he was shown in vision what was happening in the temple at Jerusalem. In brief he saw creeping things and beasts, idols of the house of Israel pourtrayed upon the walls, 70 men of the ancients with their incense whoContinue reading “Vergina”

God gave Jesus encouragement before He went to the cross and this is part of it. Jesus with His friends Peter, James and John went to Mount Tabor and there God said with a bright cloud covering them : ” This is my Son , whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. ListenContinue reading “Mount Olympus”

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the different people of the earth cry with sadness, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24 : 30 Sandy’s use of cry with sadnessContinue reading “Larissa”

Besides its hot water spring Thermopylae is known for a very important battle between the Greeks and the Persians. It was our second visit that helped us to see more than the warm water I wrote a poem about. Here is a poem written by Christopher Rudolph he tells the story clearly: Four Hundred andContinue reading “Thermopylae revisited”

Paul talks about God: For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace… 1Corinthians 14 : 33 ( Paul is talking about our behavior and how we should consider God’s way…) Delphi is most famous for the Sanctuary of Apollo. In Greek mythology Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. He isContinue reading “Delphi the temple of Apollo”

John the disciple sent to Patmos as a prisoner for the Gospel of Christ wrote as he was shown heaven in vision: And I saw no temple there: for the Lord God Almighty and (Jesus) the Lamb are the temple of it. Revelations 21:22 It was in this spring and the area around it thatContinue reading “Ancient Brauron”

Jesus is talking to His disciples about His partner the Holy Spirit and this is what Jesus says : ‘When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own ; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yetContinue reading “A Sabbath walk near Mikro”