Our son Mark was hit by a projectile today. His older brother threw a car at him. Otherwise, life as far as we see it here is normal. Without minimizing the real dangers in parts of this country at the moment, I want to comment on the media’s portrayal of events. I read an article… Read More »
Israel should withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories if they want to enjoy a peaceful existence. The reason for the Muslim violence is the occupation and when that ends, so will suicide bombers, rocket attacks, and kidnappings. So the argument goes from most of the world leaders, the United Nations and some evangelicals. Last year Israel… Read More »
While I was camping, there were some new developments. First, about camping. Luke complained that it was noisy at night while he was trying to sleep. We were staying near Tell Yalo, ancient Aijalon. Midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Yes, too noisy. The cows were mooing, the woodpeckers pecking, and the birds chirping. But… Read More »
I’m going to save myself a few future emails, by answering your question before you ask. Four who have already written have said: I have just been checking the news in Israel and having read about the recent events in regards to Lebanon, was wondering what your take on the whole situation is since Israel… Read More »
I realized last night that yesterday’s post on the BiblePlaces Blog was put in the wrong place. At least I had this audience in mind when I wrote it. So I’ve revised it over there (to be more sterile) and have placed the original version (more interesting and fun) here. BiblePlaces now speaks French. It’s… Read More »
I bet they don’t have something like this at your local playground :-).
Sighted on the island of Chios.
I love French Apple pie, but I can’t say the same for either France or Apple. Imagine my glee to see these two getting down and dirty in a battle over iPod. The reason France doesn’t like Apple’s business practice: Currently, songs bought on iTunes can be played only on iPods, and an iPod can’t… Read More »
Some of you may have figured out that I am traveling to various top-secret locations during the latter half of June. I’m spending two weeks going to biblical sites none of which I have been to before. It is an amazing trip. Bet you can’t guess where these photos was taken. And lest you think… Read More »
Every TV in Greece has the World Cup playing. Every single one. No exceptions. And it doesn’t matter that Greece didn’t make it into the tournament. The World Cup is a soccer tournament, for those of you in the U.S.