Going Up To Jerusalem...
[great article & slideshow at Christianity Today]Slideshow at Christianity Today
Today's version of Jerusalem is a collage of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The Jewish Temple Mount is topped by the Muslim Dome of the Rock. Views of the Western Wall include sightings of mosque minarets and church cupolas. Pilgrims and residents representing the three religions weave through many narrow and crowded passages of the streets inside the walls of old Jerusalem.
I traveled as a Christian pilgrim to Jerusalem to focus on where Jesus walked, and to have a spiritual encounter with him. But I was surprised that one of my most profound experiences was at the Western Wall. As I wore the required yarmulke with the Christian men in my group, I found myself praying a life-commitment prayer much like the one I prayed at age 18 the day I accepted Christ.
Finding the footsteps of Jesus was much harder than I thought it would be. We went up the 2,000-year-old steps on the South Wall of the Temple Mount, where archaeologists believe...
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