I have to admit, my first day in Israel, I couldn’t quite see why so many Psalms praised the beauty of the land. It’s much hillier than I had expected (although here they call mountains what at home we call hills…), and covered with rocks and boulders. But the further we have travelled here, the...
I’ve been in Israel for several days now. It’s fairly overwhelming to be in a place where you’re constantly exposed to about 5000 years of history. Sorting it all out is difficult. But it’s obviously a special place, the crossroads of the world, really. At Hell’s Gate (an ancient temple area of Greek influence, dedicated...