If you haven’t read the letter from the Christian HolyLand Foundation on the inside, please do so. We were unaware of this ministry until the letter arrived, and were excited to discover that churches that
share our heritage and beliefs are actively ministering in the Holy Land. And we were especially excited about being able to help them minister to Christians during the current situation in Israel. Due to the financial health of our church, we were able to send $2,500 to help meet this need. Thank you for your faithful stewardship, and for trusting the elders to discern how the Lord would have us spend your tithes
and offerings.
Our current interest in the Holy Land was obviously stimulated by your sending us there. When we returned, I decided to postpone the planned study for Sunday night and share with you archaeological
findings that helped identify the places we visited. We spent a couple of months doing so, and are now ready to begin an epic, around-the-world journey through Christian history.
Our journey will be led by Tim Challies, a Canadian pastor and blogger who is visited by more than 30,000 every day. I have turned to him several times over the years to find out what he thought about something, and have found him to be a solid biblical thinker. When I learned of his epic journey I thought it would make a great Sunday night study, and shared the idea with the class. They liked it, and I ordered
the needed copies of his book. Then I discovered he had a ten-week video series that takes us to the location of the objects of Christian history he highlights in the book, and I bought it.
On Sunday January 7th, at 6:30, we’ll be joining Tim on his epic journey. We’ll begin by going to Jerusalem, and then to Rome. After that we’ll go to twenty-five countries, always looking for objects that stimulate our thoughts about how the church and the message of Christ has gone around the world. We’ll intersperse the videos with articles from his book. Do plan on joining us on a journey that will be very interesting and rewarding.
God Bless, Rick
Chatham Christian Church 