Greetings from Tampa, where we are currently attending the Florida College lectures. This year’s theme is, “Trembling at My Word,” God’s Power for Restoration. It is great to see so many friends, many of whom we’ve known for so long now, and to be able to sing, study, pray and visit together.
Another site we wish to share from ancient Athens is the theater of Dionysus, a major open-air theater and one of the oldest to be preserved. The theater was used in festivals in honor of the wine god Dionysus (same as Greek Bacchus).
Theater of Dionysus in Athens Greece. Photo by Leon Mauldin.
This theater was built in the 6th century BC, then rebuilt in the 4th century BC. It seated between 14,000 and 17,000 occupants.
Dionysus the wine god. Athens Museum. Photo by Leon Mauldin.
This statue of the wine god Dionysus was discovered at Eleusina, located 18 km northwest of the city center of Athens.
This puts me in mind of 1 John 5:21: “Little children, keep yourselves from idols.”
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