Corinth

This is a picture taken by my oldest son who is on a month long trip to Europe. He took a day trip to the ruins of Corinth and took this picture of the Temple of Apollo. He always wanted to see Greece.

This is the same Corinth from the Bible.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/corinth.htm

The Apostle Paul visited Corinth in the 50s AD and later wrote two letters to the Christian community at Corinth (the books of 1 and 2 Corinthians in the New Testament). When Paul first visited the city (51 or 52 AD), Gallio, the brother of Seneca, was proconsul of Corinth.

Paul lived in Corinth for 18 months (Acts 18:1-18), working as a tentmaker and converting as many Jews and pagans as he could. Here he first became acquainted with Aquila and Priscilla, who became his fellow-workers.

Although Paul intended to pass through Corinth a second time before he visited Macedonia, circumstances were such that he first went from Troas to Macedonia before stopping at Corinth for a "second benefit" (2 Corinthians 1:15). This time he stayed in Corinth for three months (Acts 20:3).

It was probably during this second visit in the spring of 58 that Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians, written from Ephesus, reflects the difficulties of maintaining a Christian community in such a cosmopolitan city.

Scotland tour

I know it has been a loooooong time since I added pictures to this blog. I guess I was running out of Florida ideas. I also have been busy working on another blog that I use for homeschooling ideas.

Well, I have many more pictures to share now. My daughter just returned from a 10 day trip to London and Scotland. Last year I took a few weeks to share our trip to New York and Philadelphia so I thought it would be okay to share some of the beautiful pictures she took on her trip even though they are not exactly Florida pictures. She had a great time and took some really nice pictures.

This picture is from "new" extension of the abbey in Dunfermline, Scotland. It is "new" as in the 1800's. With so much history is Great Britain anything from the 1800's is still refered to as "new". LOL

If you look closely at the top of this abbey you will see the words "Bruce King". If you walk to the other side you can read "King Robert the Bruce". He is a very famous king in Scotland who helped to fight for Scotland's independence from England in the 1300's.

To read and learn more click this link:

www.dunfermlineabbey.co.uk/index.php?ID=1853&CATEGORY=4-History