As the month of August draws to an end, families across the United States focus on the beginning of the new school year. A good education is often the key to a successful life. Children are taught math, reading, languages, social studies, and science with a dose of physical education mixed in. Curriculum is developed…
With the beginning of school in focus, summer travel is officially over. For my family, this summer will long be remembered. Both of my daughters were involved in archeological digs in Eretz Israel with their schools. Sarah went to Tel Gezer in May (see her blog here), and Chelsea dug at Tel Dan in July…
In my last post I began telling how I taught Adult Vacation Bible School at Fairview Baptist Church recently. The lessons were simple, and well known: Zacchaeus (little man up in a tree), Samaritan Woman (came to the well), Nicodemus (came to Jesus at night), Blind Bartimaeus, and Jesus’ rebuff to his disciples “Let the…
Yes, we are in that season … like it or not. The politicians (Democrat, Green, Libertarian, Republican, Publican and Sinners) are attempting to out Trump each other and spreading Hillarity on the evening comedy shows. They are collecting money and spending money. They are pounding on doors, making telephones ring around the nation and will…
Recently I taught Adult Vacation Bible School at Fairview Baptist Church. The lessons were simple, and well known: Zacchaeus (little man up in a tree), Samaritan Woman (came to the well), Nicodemus (came to Jesus at night), Blind Bartimaeus, and Jesus’ rebuff to his disciples of “Let the children come to me.” Fairview Baptist Church,…
Israel is amazing! I have just arrived home from my third trip to the Promised Land. My daughters and I visited Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, and areas in between. The trip inspired me to share the biblical sites, the archeology, the people and their culture with others. For this reason, I want to invite you to come…
This is Shabbat, and in Jerusalem most people observe Shabbat. The streets are quiet, and most businesses are closed. We began the day by finding a restaurant in Jerusalem’s First Train Station, a modern center with shops, amusements, and many special events such as the National Book Week taking place this week and the film…
I hope you have enjoyed our new book Advent Journeys. When I first worte the book, I started with an idea. I wondered what it was like for Joseph and Mary to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem. The road (as you know if you read the book) was well traveled, and with a lot of…
On our trip to Israel we learned there were Jewish cities and Hellenistic-Roman cities. Jewish cities were places where monotheistic faith in God and obedience to the commands were important. Jewish villages were generally smaller and poorer than Roman towns. Elements of faith were also present, such as mezuzahs. Roman cities contained places of worship…
The time I spent on the journey with the Magi was amazing. I learned many things as I visited the East and sat at the feet of the Astronomers. During our third day of Advent Journeys this week the caravan of Wise Men is traveling up the Euphrates River. Along this part of the trip…
