Travel Archives

What Prayer Can Do: Faith at 30,000 Feet

A worried woman unexpectedly finds eager prayer partners on a cross-country flight.

Mysterious Ways: Lost In Cairo

I've loved to travel since a mission trip to Argentina, but it was on a journey to Egypt where I truly witnessed God's love.

The Perfect Picture

By Margaret Paull2 min read

The photo we took on our trip to Romania was supposed to be for our memory collection. In truth, it belonged to someone else.

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Praying for Patience and Safe Travels

By Edward Grinnan2 min read

I’m stuck in an airport on my way to the next Guideposts “mini” writers workshop, and I’m worried about the 10 or so workshoppers also traveling today, so say a prayer for them.

An Ancient Sacrifice for Faith

By Edward Grinnan3 min read

So much of this trip to the the holy lands has been about exploring the past. I was perhaps most amazed by the ruins of Masada, where in 66 A.D., a group of Jews fought and died for their faith, a sacrifice that many Christians of the early church would soon make as well.

St. Paul’s Faith, Courage and Fortitude

By Edward Grinnan2 min read

I had heard the stories about the travels of Paul growing up but until I actually saw the places he traveled to, often repeatedly, how unforgiving the terrain is, I did not truly apprehend the fire that was in his soul.

Mary’s Home, Taken on Faith

By Edward Grinnan2 min read

As my travels through the Holy Lands continue, we visit the house where Mary is believed to have spent her final days—a fact that can only be accepted by the heart and taken on faith.

Building Tributes to Faith in God

By Edward Grinnan1 min read

Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and Church of Hagia Sophia show the epic efforts undertaken by people honoring their faith in God.

Journey to the Holy Lands

By Edward Grinnan2 min read

I suppose it is actually being in a place—like Istanbul—and walking its ancient streets that finally gives you a sense of the difference between cultures, between history and people and geography and faith.