Joyce Rupp is a retreat leader, conference speaker and author of many bestselling books on Christian spirituality. This book is her reflections about the 36 days of walking 805 km across northern Spain, from Ronscevales to Santiago. It is called the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, one of the three famous Christian pilgrimages. She walked […]
The camino led us through shop streets and apartments. People have yet awakened. We began our walk at 7.30am in silence after a meditation on scriptures that evokes awareness of sins, but from God’s eyes of love. We walked past factories, past offices, markets, onto a railway track converted to new uses. Some locals cycled […]
By the end of the holy land experience we were like those who came back after a successful mission trip -thrilled from seeing the living God at work. We saw how God intervened and opened doors as large parts of Israel were affected by an unusual cold snap. The day we stepped foot on Israel […]
There are three levels at which we can experience the Holy Land. One is as a tourist. Second is as a student. Third is as a pilgrim. The tourist The tourist wants to experience new places, food, culture, weather and see new things and get his or her money’s worth throughout the tour. The person […]