Today we visited the ruins for the ancient city of Ephesis, where Paul walked and taught. In its time, it was a port city on the Aegean and the capital of Asia Minor, with a population upwards of 250,000 - a large and glorious city in its time. Walking through the ruins, I could only imagine what it must have been like in day.

Today, though, it is a city of ruins. The sea port that once gave the city its significance, has been pushed out 15-20 miles because of sediment buildup from a river. The end of Harbor Street now is farmland. It was both fascinating to explore, and humbling to recognize that today’s greatness is tomorrow’s ruins. As with many events from this trip, I’m asking myself a lot about what lasts our life and what is truly significant in what we do - Answers still forthcoming.

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