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We have been RESTING, and it has been needed. The past week we have spent in Thessaloniki has been about nothing else but resting and connecting in our marriage. We could have planned this trip and explored every historically significant site in Greece, and it would have been an amazing trip, but we decided to…

Written for the JUC Friday AM to be sent out on 12/19 The Greece field study has officially wrapped! Since the last episode of Friday AM, we traveled to Thessaloniki, Kavala (Neapolis), Philippi, Berea, Vergina to see Philip II’s tomb, Kalambaka, and Delphi. Along the way, we enjoyed many cappuccinos, cookies, and historical sites…

P.S. This was originally shared in the Friday AM on 12/12, but posting here so it doesn’t get lost The Life and Times of Paul field study really started the first day of the semester when we connected online to students across the world. From there, we examined the missional journeys of Paul in…

Shabbat Shalom Grant here—  And I just want to say THANK YOU to all of our friends and family that have been cheering for us, praying for us and encouraging us on journeys in the middle east. I just turned in my last assignment and it is 1:55am IST at the time of writing. That means…

Shabbat Shalom! In the words of Taylor Swift, “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem.” I am so very sorry for missing last week, but we are back with a double whammy of an update to share all about our adventures from the last two weeks. First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the absolute…

Shabbat Shalom, Week 3 is in the books (literally and figuratively)! This week consisted of lots of walking and stairs – very on theme for those that have been to Jerusalem. We visited the City of David, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (or Church of the Resurrection) and continue to breathe in this…

Shabbat Shalom, As we come to the close of our second week in Jerusalem and first full week at JUC, I (Tayler) am currently sitting out on the Pergola with the far off sounds of a concert and the smell of freshly mowed grass around me while writing to attempt to summarize a week…

Shabbat Shalom, This is the first of a series of written letters we plan to share throughout our time in the Land. Our travels held all the trademarks of a classic arduous journey (though we can’t compete with Paul just yet). After 2 missed flights, 20 hours of flying, a couple lost bags and…