A day to remember

A day to remember

Some days you never forget: sometimes for good reasons, sometimes not so good. This is about one of the happy ones, and fortunately, it keeps turning up. In 2015, my wife Susan and I volunteered to spend three weeks digging with the Fourth Expedition to Lachish,...
High priests?

High priests?

We’ve heard of “high church” worship, the kind of liturgy that includes robes and processions and formal hymns with no one directing the music, maybe even the occasional scent of incense. In a surprise finding, archaeologists have learned that some...
Just need to say . . .

Just need to say . . .

My role as contributing editor and curriculum writer for Nurturing Faith gives me opportunities to blog on a variety of subjects, from devotional thoughts to curiosities to archaeology. Lately I’ve focused more on archaeology. Rarely do I venture into politics...
A Baptist World Pentecost

A Baptist World Pentecost

Elijah Brown, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), announced this week that leaders will celebrate Pentecost amid the pandemic by hosting a “virtual global BWA worship service” on Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30. Both services will...