The history of Cologne goes back to the New Testament age.
Caesarea Passages
Two passages in the New Testament book of Acts locate the site of Caesarea in the ongoing plan of God.
A Message from Patmos
The New Testament book of Revelation offers a message of hope from Patmos.
Christianity on Trial
Christianity was on trial when Paul stood before the proconsul at Corinth.
James goes West
What happened to James the Great
The death of James the Great is described in the NT. Outside the NT, however, his story lives on. Part of that story is dedicated to an epic journey, and part of that story is dedicated to a post-death appearance. Both of these accounts teeter wildly into the area of myth but never say that to a Spaniard. It may cost you an eye.
The James Gang
Remember me?
Like a patch ripped off
A nick visit
All Nations: Gethsemane and the Church
Restoration
A Cold War at Christmas
I hold Josephus by the hand and squint into the wind.
Our view is good, but Herod’s was better. I sit with students on the stump of a tower (or “keep”) estimated to have been 120 feet tall. Herod could climb the stairs of this structure (now tumbled downslope) and scan the horizon from a lofty perch. Looking north along the Judean backbone, he could pick out the Mount of Olives. It cast a shadow over Jerusalem every morning. Looking south, he could see, or almost feel, really, the opening up of a vast desert.