Central Dome (Hagia Sophia)

This Arabic writing, covers a mosaic of Jesus, the writing means "holy light." Is the holy of Jesus Christ, Light of the World, shining through? How often do we avoid or lose track or miss the light of Christ and yet, his light is still able to shine through and surprise us?

Istanbul

August 18th 2015
Today began with a visit to Hagia Sophia…Holy Wisdom…something that we all seek for a lifetime, here in Istanbul remains a shrine named after this ever so evasive virtue. May this visit to Holy Wisdom inspire me to continually seek holy wisdom along this pilgrimage we call life… This Christian basilica (and later mosque, now museum) was originally built in the 4th century from ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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