http://www.georgewrightblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:15:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No I am not talking about cigarettes! Today on our way back to Jerusalem from the Dead Sea we stopped at a gas station where there where a couple of camels just waiting to be ridden by crazy tourists. Here is my exciting camel ride with Megan through the parking ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/camels-at-a-gas-station/ On of the great things about this Israel trip is the people I am traveling with. Not only do we have a great group from Cedarcrest but there is also some of my family here as well. Anytime the Wright's get together we have a great time. So this brief ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/wright-family-fun/ While my heart is alway at Cedarcrest anytime I am away on a Sunday I had an incredible privilege today to worship on the Mount of Olives with our group overlooking the city of Jerusalem. It was truly an amazing experience to sit on the place where Christ ascended into ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/sunday-worship-in-israel/ Today we had the honor of being in Jerusalem, the Holy City, on the Sabbath. It is fascinating to see an entire city shut down for the day to honor the Sabbath. This morning was a very moving and emotional time for me as we visited the garden tomb that ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/the-sabbath-in-israel/ The hometown of Jesus! "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" (John 1:48) Nazareth was a very small rural town at the time of Jesus. In fact this town was so unimportant that when Nathaniel, who would become a disciple, heard that Jesus was from Nazareth he asked that famous ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/nazareth/ This morning we visited Cana, the spot of the first miracle of Jesus. John 2 tells us the incredible story of Jesus turning the water into wine at a wedding feast. This miracle happened at Cana and signifies the beginning of Jesus public ministry. Water to Wine from Cedarcrest Church on ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/water-to-wine/ Here is a short video from the shore of Caesarea. This is the place where the Gospel was first taken to people outside of the Jewish heritage. This was an amazing spot to see! Untitled from Cedarcrest Church on Vimeo. http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/caesarea/ Unfortunatley the internet connection is not working at our current hotel. We will be at a new hotel tomorrow and I hope to have some new video up and running. Here are a few of the highlights from our first full day of touring in Israel: - We started the day in ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/israel-day-2/ Israel Day 1 from Cedarcrest Church on Vimeo. http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/06/israel-day-1/ Megan and I are leaving on memorial day with a group of people from Cedarcrest to visit Israel and walk where Jesus walked. I am so excited about this trip and I can't wait to study the scripture where the events of scripture took place. I will be using this ... http://www.georgewrightblog.com/2010/05/headed-to-the-holy-land/