Supposed Footprint of Jesus

On the Mount of Ascension

Near the end of our recent visit to the Holy Land, we made our way to the Chapel of the Ascension, in the At-Tur district of Jerusalem. I anticipated the stop with considerable eagerness. Here Jesus issued marching orders that … (read more)

Ascension … in the Nick of Time!

Thank goodness for the Ascension! Our Lord made his departure, I think, in the very nick of time. The disciples, you see, were on the verge of (another) colossal blunder. They were experienced in colossal blunders, actually. What made matters … (read more)

Don’t Just Stand There …

I can picture the disciples even now. How earnest (and pathetic) they must have appeared, on that first Ascension Day! Jesus was gone. And there they stood, drop-jawed, staring away after him. Motionless. As if suddenly overcome by some kind … (read more)