World Kindness Day – The Kindness of Strangers
Today, on “World Kindness Day,” we celebrate stories of kindness across the world. If your experiences have been anything like ours, you too may have experienced the kindness of complete strangers while traveling. If so, we’d love to hear your stories in the comments below. Sometimes it seems much easier to be kind to strangers […]
Reading List: Seven Churches of Revelation
So, you’ve read Revelation, you’ve been following all our social media, you’ve read our complete guide to the Seven Churches of Revelation, and maybe you’ve even completed our Virtual Study Tour. But you still want more! Here’s a great set of resources recommended by Dr Meg Ramey. They are wonderful preparation for taking our Turkey […]
Seven Churches of Revelation: Open the Scroll on These Ancient Sites!
What are the Seven Churches of Revelation? Can you visit them today? Yes, you can. In fact, they are some of Turkey’s best ancient sites! The disciple and Gospel writer John wrote his famous Book of Revelation, according to tradition, on the Greek island of Patmos close to the Turkish coast. The book includes addresses […]
Join us in Turkey! FREE Virtual Study Tour and Travel During Covid Guide
Yesterday, I boarded an international flight—something that I hadn’t done in almost two years. For the next two weeks, I’ll be traveling around Turkey visiting UNESCO World Heritage treasures, natural wonders, and, of course, sites of biblical, historical, and archaeological significance since I’ll be serving as the guest scholar on the “Seven Cities of Revelation” […]
Snakes on a . . . Staff!
In honor of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations’ tour around Turkey starting this week, I decided to write a post answering a question that I’m sure you’ve all been dying to know, namely . . . Why do medical professionals use a snake on a staff as their symbol? Is this logo one of […]
Turkish Food: what to eat in Turkey
Turkish food is famous all over the world. Just about everyone has heard of Turkish Delight or kebabs, but what else can you look forward to when you visit? What new delights can you try? Who better to ask than someone who has dedicated a lot of time to doing just that? I spoke to […]
Seven Churches of Revelation Tour: Some Resources
If you’re coming on the CMDA Seven Churches of Revelation Tour, we’ve prepared some resources that may be useful and whet your appetite for the trip. Meanwhile, there is a Pinterest board (click here) that has even more, but some key resources are below. Remember that you can always refer to the CMDA website for […]
Upcoming Journeys! Seven Churches of Revelation and In the Footsteps of Paul
The Seven Churches of Revelation in Turkey Dr. Ramey will be the Guest Scholar teaching on the Christian Medical & Dental Association’s upcoming tour of Western Turkey. On this tour we will be focusing on the “Seven Churches of Revelation” and other biblical sites. In addition, there’s also an optional trip extension to Cappadocia. August […]