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Dead Sea Holy Experience: Take a Dip
Dramatic Setting for Bible History The Dead Sea was a theatrical backdrop for many events in Bible history.  It is where the patriarch Abraham fought a war, where David hid from King Saul, where the prophet Ezekiel had visions, and near where the story of Masada took place. For the Christian tourist, the Dead Sea is an important historical location. Though the…
Fact or Fiction? Examining Evidence of Noah’s Flood
Noah’s Famous Flood Story Questioned The story of Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood is one of the most famous from the Bible. Next to Creation, the Flood of Noah’s day is the greatest single geological event in the history of our Earth. Nothing has so transformed the earth geologically than this cataclysmic event.  There are repeated references to the Flood…
Birding, Early in South African Nature Reserve
Birding in South Africa Deep in the bushveld of South Africa, away from bustling cities and noisy streets, you’ll find a plethora of bird life with a variety of colors that no artist’s palette could cover. When rising early, one can see the unique African birds active in the early morning hours. It’s a birding paradise! What a thrill! Could…
Revolt Against Rome
Tragic Last Stand at Masada At the edge of the Judean Desert, on a rocky plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, lies the excavated ruin of a royal citadel. It was the last stronghold held by Jewish Zealots who refused to submit to Roman occupation. When they could hold out no longer, Masada became the backdrop for one of the most…
Switzerland: 5 Top Reasons it’s a Hot Reformation Teaching Site
Switzerland and the Reformation The Switzerland Reformation began in 1519 with the sermons of Ulrich Zwingli, whose teachings largely paralleled Luther’s. Geneva, Switzerland soon became a hotbed for Protestant exiles. In 1541 John Calvin, who had spent the previous decade in exile writing his Institutes of the Christian Religion, was invited to settle in Geneva and put his Reformed doctrine…
Shipwreck and 4 Anchors | Footsteps of Paul
Shipwreck! Apostle Paul Survives Exciting archaeological discoveries from Israel and across the ancient Roman Empire are continuing to confirm stories from the Bible. One such event is a shipwreck that left the Apostle Paul stranded on an arid and barren piece of land in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. This story of shipwreck is dramatic. Over two years had passed since…
Luther’s Scruples Exhaust Staupitz
Patient and Persistent Mentor Tucked away in the pages of Reformation history lies the figure of Johann von Staupitz. His is certainly not the first name that comes to mind when considering the Reformation heroes. He served as Martin Luther’s superior within the Augustinian Order and importantly also as his father confessor during the first decade of the 1500s.  It…
Rare Elephant Encounter
Most people only dream about it Most people only dream about the experience our African Family Safari and Creation Tour provides. Not only do families learn Christian values through the creation studies we lead, they also experience wildlife like never before. Like an elephant encounter! Better than a photograph What would be more exciting than snapping a photo of a…
Martin Luther in Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany was Martin Luther’s spiritual home. A student at Erfurt’s famous university between 1501 and 1505, Luther first studied the Seven Liberal Arts, then theology and, at his father’s wish, jurisprudence.
The Courage and Stupidity of the Ostrich
What a great topic for a Bible discussion! In the Old Testament God speaks to Job.  He tells him to consider the beauty of the peacock, the traits of the goats, and the courage and stupidity of the ostrich. The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s? For she leaves her eggs on…