This column was first preached as a sermon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Vashon Island on the Second Sunday in Lent, March 16, 2025. The readings for that day are Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; ...

The Mount of Olives lamp is one of the few material traces of a Jewish presence around Jerusalem in the third to fifth ...

Israel markets itself as “the land of creation” — and for good reason. Israel is home to the Holy Land, to a plethora of ...

For more than 3,000 years, the Mount of Olives has served as Jerusalem's primary burial ground and the final resting place of notable biblical figures, such as Zechariah and Absalom. There are ...

A hillside with caves, houses and buildings carved from or made from stone. The photograph is in a book with a typed description. The description: "(Matt., xxvi: 1, 4.)--The Mount of Offense is south ...