Sometimes headlines catch the eye for their sheer incongruity. I mean, what are the qualities usually associated with the Church of Scotland (anecdotally, at least)? Thrift and ascetism perhaps – the antonyms for luxury and lavish living. Then today, there it was:
Scots Hotel: Why the Church of Scotland has a Galilee getaway
On the waterfront at Tiberias no less, where the Sermon on the Mount was preached, stands a multi-starred hotel, created from the buildings previously used as a hospital by a mission (est. 1880), then a hospice, later a guest house.
It’s a nice story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20126585
Boadicea's Chariot 
Janus, good evening,
Very interesting and thank you for the link. I was christened into the Church of Scotland and did the years of Sunday School etc. Dropped out after confirmation classes when I told the minister that I did not believe that I believed.
So, an agnostic but a dyed in the blood Presbyterian one with a grasp of what makes us tick .There’s definitely thrift but ascetism is an alien concept. We leave that to the unworldly, pin dancing angel versions of Christianity. Nothing wrong with working hard to make yourself comfortable.
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JM, please book your stay via Janus Tours!
I read the article a couple of days ago, Janus, and decided that when we visit Israel I would like to stay there. But you will have noticed that the original purpose of the building was charitable, a hospital treating all and sundry. That’s the Church of Scotland – charity. I expect they even treated passing Sassenachs.
Sheona, indeed! But it looks as if charity is staying at home nowadays. 🙂