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The Fire That Never Dies: St Catherine’s Monastery

Standing at the foot of Mount Sinai within the ancient walls of St Catherine’s Monastery is a humbling experience. This isn’t just a historic site; it is a place where the veil between heaven and earth feels incredibly thin. Enclosed by the fortress walls built by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, I found myself […]

The Eternal Rock: The Shadow of Giza

  I realised that these pyramids were already ancient landmarks when Abraham first stepped foot in Egypt. To the pharaohs who commissioned them, these weren’t just tombs—they were “mountains of stone” designed to cheat death and secure immortality. Yet, as I look closely at the weathered rock, I feel a profound distinction between human endurance […]

Scaling the Mountain of God: A 50th Birthday Pilgrimage to the Summit of Sinai

  I have made it. Standing here on the windswept summit of Mount Sinai, with the rugged, crimson peaks of the peninsula stretching out like a frozen sea behind me, I am struck by a profound sense of awe. It is an overwhelming thought to realise that on this very peak, the heavens once touched […]