Even The Trees Cry Out

The olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane are said to be hundreds of years old. Their roots probably nurtured the trees that lived in Jesus's time. The bark of almost every tree looks like a face in agony.
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Will None Of You Wait With Me?

At the Church of All Nations, Pilgrim Kathy reads Luke's account of Jesus's agony and arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Mix 'Em, Match 'Em

A continuing series: Overlooking Jerusalem.
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Modern Crown Of Thorns

Russian Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalena, viewed from the Mount of Olives.
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Pilgrims Take Jesus's Walk

"All glory, laud, and honor to thee, redeemer King."
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Happy Pilgrims

Tom and Pat Woodruff on the Mount of Olives.
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Palm Sunday In August

As we prepare for our last two days of pilgrimage, culminating in the Stations of the Cross in the Old City tomorrow, Pilgrim Loreen reads the gospel story in a church built around a rock which, tradition teaches, Jesus used to mount the donkey he rode triumphantly into Jerusalem.
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Mix 'Em, Match 'Em

A continuing series: At Qumran, cave four (far left).
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Mix 'Em, Match 'Em

A continuing series: At the Dead Sea.
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Episcopalians The Same Everywhere

At St. John's, the kids rush to the youth group's donut table after church. At Christ Episcopal Church in Nazareth, the beeline is for cookies. Same sticky fingers and adorable faces. As for the grownups, it's...What else? The official hot- and cold-weather beverage of the worldwide Anglican Communion: Coffee.
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