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BEMA Discipleship (TURKEY) "DISCIPLES & DRAGONS: An In-Depth Study of Revelation and Paul."
August 31 - September 12, 2024
Led by Marty Solomon
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 10 - Cappadocia Part 2
posted on Wednesday September 11 2024 at 10:00 pm UTC
"A Rabbi was teaching his disciples about the Scripture of writing God's Word on their hearts. At the end of his teaching, one of his disciples raised a hand and asked, 'Rabbi, why is it that God instructs to write the Word on our hearts and not in our hearts?' The Rabbi was silent for a moment. Then,...
Day 09 - Cappadocia
posted on Wednesday September 11 2024 at 12:00 am UTC
No Plan B There Is No Plan B. After enjoying another delicious Turkish breakfast — garnished with a dollop of eggplant jam and the best cappuccino I’ve ever tasted — Marty kicked off our morning devotional with another thought-provoking story: “After...
Day 08 - Lystra
posted on Tuesday September 10 2024 at 1:00 am UTC
Tel Lystra on to Cappadocia It was a short stay at the lovely Anamas Hotel in Konia. After our early breakfast, we met on the hotel green turf patio with the growing city as a backdrop for our morning devotional. There’s always a rabbi story and quotes to ponder before we say the Jesus...
Day 07 - Pisidian Antioch
posted on Sunday September 08 2024 at 11:00 pm UTC
"As a natural expression of its passion to honor God and all things, and to love our neighbor as ourselves, the church and its people will challenge all structures that dishonor God, dehumanize people, and do harm to creation." Our day started with a hearty breakfast at the Ramada Inn located...
Day 06 - Hierapolis, Colossae, Laodicea (and Philadelphia)
posted on Saturday September 07 2024 at 6:00 pm UTC
Be useful - you never know what God can do with what you bring to the table, large or small. We started our day in the City of the Dead (Necropolis) of Hierapolis, learning how to honor those who have died and those who are mourning. Hierapolis was known for its hot water springs....
Day 05 - Soaking on the Sabbath
posted on Friday September 06 2024 at 7:00 pm UTC
Marty warned us on the first day. He said he would start us off with a “fire hose of information." In truth, every day was a fire hose of so much good stuff - fascinating history, astonishing ruins, building mental images of life as a first century disciple, discovering connections between Old...
Day 04 - Sardis and Aphrodisias
posted on Thursday September 05 2024 at 7:00 pm UTC
Be strong and courageous. Be strong and very courageous. Keep this book of the law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night. Be strong and courageous. Be strong and very courageous. Joshua 1:6-8 We covered a lot of ground today! After our morning devotional, we...
Day 03 - Asclepeion, Pergamum, Thyatira
posted on Wednesday September 04 2024 at 9:00 pm UTC
Day three started with Marty's devotional, which has quickly become our routine. By now, it is evident that this message sets the tone for the day. More about that later. Leaving the devotional, we piled onto the bus and headed to our first stop, Pergamum. Quite unexpectedly, we were greeted...
Day 02 - Ephesus
posted on Tuesday September 03 2024 at 9:00 pm UTC
We started day 2 as we started day 1, meeting for devotions on the deck of our hotel in Kusadasi, Turkey, watching the waves of the Aegean sea roll in… For his devotional this morning Marty shared his go-to prayer that he prays when he is in need of encouragement… a prayer...
Day 01 - Miletus, Didyma, Priene
posted on Monday September 02 2024 at 9:00 pm UTC
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" Marty posed that question to our group this morning as the sound of placid waves from the Aegean Sea accompanied his devotional. The calm oceanside setting enhanced the meditative queries posed to us on our first day. Who are we, what are we doing...
Day 00 - ARRIVAL
posted on Monday September 02 2024 at 12:00 am UTC
Our group arrived safely in Turkey and is looking forward to beginning our tour tomorrow!...
Preparing for Turkey
posted on Friday July 26 2024 at 4:12 pm UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...