Cross-Cutting Topics

Enter, immerse, and re-emerge.

By Frank van Steenbergen In the Safran Mor Hananyo Monastery just outside Mardin in Tur Abdin (Southeast Turkey) – first … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen Imagine the global hero of our time – the wizard at the ball, the brilliant dribbler, … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen This is the Harran Plain, with a biblical name unchanged in 4000 years. This is the … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen Close to the old center of Urfa, at one time Edessa, and just above it, there … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen In the Eyyüb Peygamber Caddesi neighborhood of Urfa in Southeastern Anatolia, there is a place of … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from Klotten on the Mosel River in Germany. With the statue of St Maximinus in … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen In the Ulu Mosque in Sanliurfa – the city of prophets in Southeastern Anatolia – there … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen The Kizilkoyun funerary site in ancient Urfa has 133 burial chambers carved into the limestone rock. … Continued

By David Mornout Nestled along the stunning coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, the historic city of Cartagena in Spain enchants … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen, on a series of 3 blogs connecting biblical events with water. In Southeastern Anatolia, the church … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen and Sukru Esin Postcard from Mardin, Southeast Anatolia, in the valley of martyrs. In the narrow … Continued

By Frank van Steenbergen All springs are special, and miracles in themselves, but the Fonte de Arusa in Syracuse is … Continued