by John Christopher Frame | Feb 25, 2021 | Misc.
A few years ago, I took a short Bible history course at a college in Jerusalem. Afterward, I followed in the footsteps of a classmate who, before our course had begun, had solo-ventured through Egypt. Despite the diarrhea-related emergencies he suffered during his...
by John Christopher Frame | Mar 24, 2019 | Misc., Religion, Tips
I’ve been thinking a lot about suffering – something that affects all of us in different ways. Some people suffer from illness, others from injustice, poverty, or any number of other causes, like being worried about the future. Sometimes, suffering jolts you from a...
by John Christopher Frame | Nov 24, 2018 | Religion, Tips, Turkey
My wife and I began reading the book of Ephesians yesterday – the next book in our daily reading through the New Testament. In the first chapter, the writer says a few words about how he prays for this group of Christians (in Ephesus, a place in southwest Turkey). In...
by John Christopher Frame | Jul 26, 2017 | Religion
Sitting at an outdoor cafe in my neighborhood in Istanbul, I drank sparkling water and finished my online Turkish lesson, as a large, white street dog lay near my feet. I perused Facebook and saw a live feed of a church service from a Church of God congregation I knew...
by John Christopher Frame | Sep 18, 2016 | Travel, Turkey
Here is a short video my wife and I put together of our afternoon adventure from Asia to Europe and back–all in the great city of Istanbul, Turkey.
