God’s Power Stories | Finding God’s Lead, How ... - 105 | In the Margins: Crete, Where the Feast was Included

What happens when you walk into a Greek Orthodox service uninvited, bow before a two-thousand-year-old relic, and later realize you'd been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while a feast sat waiting the entire time?In this rich final touring episode of their Turkey and Greece journey, Anna and John arrive in Crete on a Sunday morning that happened to align with a national day of prayer back in the US—except they were seven hours ahead, already standing in ancient sacred ground while most of America was still asleep. They wander into the Cathedral of Saint Titus in Heraklion mid-service, discovering only afterward that the reliquary being venerated held the actual skull of Titus—Paul's own disciple, the man personally commissioned to organize the church in Crete (Titus 1:5). They explore Paul's surprisingly blunt (and honest) assessment of the Cretan people, and how God still chose this "difficult" mission field for lasting kingdom impact.From there, the episode moves to the Palace of Knossos—ruins dating back four thousand years to the Minoan civilization, believed by many scholars to be the origin of the Labyrinth myth and the legend of the Minotaur. Walking through history so ancient it predates Abraham, Anna and John reflect on the layers of time this trip has taken them through.The episode closes with an unforgettable illustration: a man who saved his entire life for a cruise, then spent the whole voyage secretly eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in his cabin because he thought he couldn't afford the meals—never realizing the feast was already included in his ticket. A powerful, convicting picture of how many believers live: saved, secured, yet unaware of the "every spiritual blessing" (Ephesians 1:3) already theirs in Christ.#InTheMargins #Crete #SaintTitus #PalaceOfKnossos #Heraklion #MinoanCivilization #GreekOrthodox #ChristianPodcast #RevelationTour #ApostlePaul #EpistleToTitus #Labyrinth #SpiritualBlessings #FaithJourney #BiblicalArchaeology #ChristianTravel #Ephesians #BibleStudyPodcast #NationalDayOfPrayer #EveryBlessingIf this podcast has been a gift to you, help us reach someone who needs it. Find the giving link along with links to my books and community at beacons.ai/annamoorebradfield