Forget Moving Cheese...Let's Move Some Ladders!
Several years ago I was selected to serve as a US exchange officer with the Israeli Defense Forces where I attended a year-long military leadership training program at a base just outside of Tel Aviv. There were six international students attending, all of whom arrived two months before the start of classes to attend an orientation program. As part of the program we were led on guided tours of many of Israel’s historical and religious sites; one of the most impressionable was the Church of the Holy Sepulcher located in the old city of Jerusalem. This church houses the two holiest sites in all of Christendom: the site where Jesus was crucified, and the holy tomb. No matter what your faith or religious beliefs, visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulcher is an amazing experience. Etching of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher from 1856 (note the presence of the wooden ladder on the right window ledge) As our group stood in the courtyard outside of the church, our tour guide expla...