Though it shouldn’t surprise anyone that a 77-year-old, overweight man could suddenly fall seriously ill or die, the timing of Ariel Sharon’s stroke is very momentous. I had thought of writing a short primer for those in the US who haven’t kept up, but I just received Daniel Pipes’ latest editorial in my inbox. I… Read More »
I have been asked to give my opinion on the best archaeological resources available for Logos Bible Software (Libronix), ranking them in order I would recommend for those with limited budgets. I was given this list: Bible Review: The Archive Archaeology Odyssey: The Archive CD-ROM Biblical Archaeology Review Archive CD-ROM The Biblical World in Pictures… Read More »
Ok, this can only count for the “wasting time” part of your day. If you’ve already used that up, move on. But if you have three minutes remaining, here are 2 videos at Google Video that I found amusing. civic-cut-side.mpg Big Ad
My good friend Danny Frese responded to my recent post on my favorite software: Your recent post on software (and looking at your previous one that you linked to) makes me wonder why you didn’t mention e-sword, since you teach Bible. It is really an awesome program, and it’s free. I really cannot do any… Read More »
I suppose I should send out a BiblePlaces Newsletter for this one, but time is short with a group arriving tomorrow and I don’t know that I will. But putting it on the blog is easy… A month ago a friend alerted me to a new “virtual tour” of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.… Read More »
GraceGems sends out a daily email with a quotation from someone dead. This is from today. Read slowly. “Blessed is the man whom You chasten, O Lord” (Psalm 94:12) We are all familiar with suffering. We are either now enduring, or shall at some future time endure severe afflictions. There are few of us therefore… Read More »
Paleojudaica points to a new article in Haaretz on the Pool of Siloam. It’s basically an update of things since the last big reporting in August. There are a few new things of note, which I may or may not have mentioned here before. This includes: The discovery of the 1st century street near the… Read More »
Three years ago I started a new project. One year ago I started a new website for this same project. Today it is “done.” Entitled Life in the Holy Land . com , this website is the historic counterpart to BiblePlaces.com. Whereas BiblePlaces.com give you the here and now, LifeintheHolyLand.com gives you the there and… Read More »
One of my favorite magazines that I don’t subscribe to is Christian History & Biography. I used to subscribe but somewhere along the way I thought that I didn’t have time to read each issue and I stopped. That and foreign subscription fees are always about double. Each issue is in fact like a mini-book,… Read More »
My brother Chet and sister-in-law Allison (IBEX Fall 99!) gave me a book for my birthday that I thought was worth sharing about here. The Costly Call, by Emir Caner and H. Edward Pruitt is subtitled, “Modern-Day Stories of Muslims Who Found Jesus.” This 150-page book gives the accounts of twenty men and women from… Read More »