Guy in his mid-30s moves to Plano, Texas to attend Dallas Theological Seminary but his website takes off and he has little time for school. This AP article is not about me and BiblePlaces.com, but about GodTube.com. He started in August and I started 6 Augusts ago, but he probably got more visitors last month than I did in the last year. His is the fastest growing site on the web, and mine isn’t growing at all. He’s sharing content, and I’m creating it. He says they’re not making a profit, but I am (depending on whether he’s lying or if I know what a “profit” is). His big hit is a video of a 4-year-old; my big hit is a CD of still photographs of old, dirty places. If you watch the video of him, you’ll see that I know how to button my shirt better. His seminary studies have moved to the back burner, but mine have not.
Todd,
I have a couople of unrelated questions:
1. I have two sets of your BiblePlaces CDs – Pictorial Library of Bible Lands and Historic Views . . . We were in Israel in ’05 and the CDs have helped us show our friends and SS members what this land is like. However, there are some holes left in my understanding of certain sites and things in Israel that your CDs and the Internet can’t seem to fill, so this is a long winded intro to ask if you ever sit down over a cup of coffee or lunch to discuss ancient sites and places in Israel or would consider doing so? I live in the Metroplex. I realize between your studies, oral exams, and website this may not be possible, but . . .
2. We are considering another trip to Israel, possible not going through a tour company. Do you have a recommendation for an in-country guide?
Best wishes and God Bless! lm
Glad to hear the orals went well! Praying for your studies.