Temple to Zeus

In this Temple stood a statue to Zeus that John of Patmos refers to as a "statue of satan" in his address to the community of Pyrgamon in the Book of Revelation.

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I long for You, O Lord

August 24th 2015
Today’s reflection is less about the cities that we visited and more about a personal reflection on the opening verses of Psalm 63, which we read together for Morning Prayer. I have heard this psalm countless times, but these lines leapt off the page today, O God, you are my God— it is you I seek! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, In a land parched, lifeless, and with ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Troy

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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