It’s hard to imagine Christianity without the Nicene Creed. Seventeen hundred years ago, what became the defining statement of Christianity was adopted in Nicaea (present-day Iznik, Turkey). Back then, Iznik was an outpost of the Roman Empire under Emperor Constantine the Great in what used to be called Asia Minor.
When planning to see the reopened Notre Dame Cathedral I also decided to spend a couple of nights at Charles de Gaulle Airport, as I had heard from a French friend of mine that a few local churches rivaled the art and architecture of notable churches in Paris.
Notre Dame is arguably the most important part of the City of Light. In the year before the 2019 fire, it was the most-visited place in all of France with 12 million visitors.
God isn’t quite done with the Episcopal Church. That was travel writer Dennis Lennox's impression after a recent trip to Texas took him to the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas. Admittedly, this part of the country is still culturally Christian. The parking lots of most churches across all denominations are considerably fuller than their counterparts elsewhere.
Once an outpost on the early frontier and later a port for steamers carrying tobacco and cotton, this town in northern Tennessee is today a hidden gem.
Sometimes suburbia is the destination. One such suburb is Irving, Texas. Once a bedroom community for Dallas, it has become a destination in its own right.