So the last few weeks have been really busy preparing to return to Israel, where I have been for the past week. It has been great to be back. This week I attended several lectures and Jerusalem walks. This is a picture of me on the roof of Jerusalem University College (formerly called the Institue of Holy Land Studies).
Yesterday, I went to parts of the city I have never been before including Ein Rogel and in the Hinnom Valley (stopping at the region Charles Warren believed to be the location of aceldama).

Day in London

Yesterday I was in London, on my way to Israel. I worked it out to have an extended layover so I would have a few hours before my connecting flight. I had to objectives: visit the Metropolitan Tabernacle and see Codex Sainaiticus and Codex Alexdrinus. I did both. It was great.

The Metropolitan Tabernacle is well known for one of its pastors who served there (1854-1892), Charles Haddon Spurgeon. During his ministry, revival occurred and lead to the relocation to the Metropolitan tabernalce (shown in picture). The church had previous met at Park Street Chapel near the tower bridge. Spurgeon is said to have preached to tens of thousands with his natural voice (no electronic amplification). I was exposed to a great resource on the life of C.H. Spurgeon recently. Phil Johnson gave a series of talks about his life and preaching. I don't know if this resource can still be obtained. If you're interested you might want to research his blog or attempt to contact him to ask.

I wasn't able to take pictures of Codex Sainaiticus or Alexdrinus because photography was not permitted in the exhibit (which itself was dimly lit to help preserve the texts...not exactly ideal for displaying books) in the British Library. These are 2 of 3 of the most notable early copies of the entire Bible: CS in the 4th century and CA in the 5th century.

Mario, Ovo je video za brat Miško. Možete li pokazivanje na njemu? Ja mislim video je dobro. Ja htijenje poslati kopiraj na Hrvatski skoro za njega.
This blog is for some friends in Croatia but if you want to hear from a Croatian pastor, here is a video.


This is the first video I have put on my blog and it was so easy to do thanks to Ryanne and Michael Verdi who set up a website to help people (freevlog.org). They seem like really fun people too.

A Prayer Request

This was just passed along to me and I thought others should know.

Dr. Mohler's health has sustained a setback. Over the past 36 hours Dr. Mohler has suffered from unrelenting pain. This unusual degree of pain signaled concern for the attending physicians and prompted additional tests this afternoon. In the past hour these tests have revealed that Dr. Mohler is suffering from pulmonary emboli in both lungs. His condition is quite serious and he has been moved to the intensive care unit of Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY for immediate treatment.


Please make this a matter of urgent prayer. Thank you once again for your concern and support during these days.