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Ephesus up close: standing where Paul preached

Ephesus up close: standing where Paul preached

Marble streets, a 24,000-seat theatre, and the church that received both a…

Smyrna to Izmir: the faithful city that never disappeared

Smyrna to Izmir: the faithful city that never…

Of all seven churches, Smyrna received no rebuke — only encouragement to…

Pergamum and Thyatira: faith under pressure

Pergamum and Thyatira: faith under pressure

One city held 'Satan's throne'; the other, a business hub, was tempted…

Sardis and Philadelphia: a wake-up call and an open door

Sardis and Philadelphia: a wake-up call and an…

One church looked alive but was asleep; the other had little strength…

Laodicea and the waters of Hierapolis

Laodicea and the waters of Hierapolis

Neither hot nor cold — the famous rebuke makes literal sense when…

Cappadocia at sunrise: balloons, cave churches and wonder

Cappadocia at sunrise: balloons, cave churches and wonder

Hundreds of balloons over a moonscape of fairy chimneys — and beneath…

Istanbul: Constantinople, the Ottomans and the church

Istanbul: Constantinople, the Ottomans and the church

Two continents, two empires and seventeen centuries of church history in one…

Mars Hill: the sermon that still speaks

Mars Hill: the sermon that still speaks

On a rocky outcrop below the Acropolis, Paul preached to the philosophers…

Ancient Corinth: letters to a complicated church

Ancient Corinth: letters to a complicated church

Wealthy, diverse and morally adrift — Corinth received Paul's most personal letters.…

Patmos: inside the grotto of Revelation

Patmos: inside the grotto of Revelation

A small island, a small cave, and the largest vision in Scripture.…

Sailing the Aegean: what a cruise adds to a Bible tour

Sailing the Aegean: what a cruise adds to…

Four nights aboard a Celestyal ship — Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Crete…

Rhodes: a free day in the old city

Rhodes: a free day in the old city

Paul stopped here on his way to Jerusalem; the medieval walled city…

Santorini and Crete: beauty, history and the Minoans

Santorini and Crete: beauty, history and the Minoans

Knossos in the morning, the caldera by afternoon — the tour's most…

Athens in four days: Acropolis, Plaka and fellowship

Athens in four days: Acropolis, Plaka and fellowship

Our Greece tour bookends the cruise with four hotel nights in Athens…

Why Israel is at the heart of our calling

Why Israel is at the heart of our…

Roam Shalom exists to guide believers through the lands of the Bible…

Preparing your heart for the Holy Land

Preparing your heart for the Holy Land

A pilgrimage begins months before the flight. Here is how to ready…

Reading the Bible geographically: why place matters

Reading the Bible geographically: why place matters

Half of Scripture is set on roads, seas and hillsides. Learning to…

What to pack for a biblical journey through Turkey and Greece

What to pack for a biblical journey through…

Ancient sites, ship cabins, hotel dinners and 10,000-step days — one packing…

First group tour? What to expect on a Roam Shalom journey

First group tour? What to expect on a…

From the first airport meet-up to the last devotion — a plain-spoken…

Solo, senior or first-timer: why group Bible tours work for everyone

Solo, senior or first-timer: why group Bible tours…

Eighty-year-olds wading at Laodicea, solo travellers finding a family, first-timers finding their…

How we choose hotels, meals and guides

How we choose hotels, meals and guides

Comfort, cleanliness, proximity to the sites and genuine local knowledge — the…

From tourist to pilgrim: travelling with Scripture at the centre

From tourist to pilgrim: travelling with Scripture at…

Same sites, same bus, utterly different journey — the inner posture that…

Communion at Ephesus: moments that turn a tour into a testimony

Communion at Ephesus: moments that turn a tour…

Bread and cup among the columns where a first-century church worshipped —…

Five scriptures to read before you visit the seven churches

Five scriptures to read before you visit the…

A short reading plan that will multiply everything you see in Turkey…

The God of details: what tour logistics taught us about grace

The God of details: what tour logistics taught…

Behind every seamless tour day are a hundred invisible mercies — and…