We Asked for It

We Asked for It

Susan and I have been digging at Tel Shimron for more than a week, and every day brings 10 hours of hot and dirty and very tiring work – but we asked for it. I admit there are times, when I’m sweating at the bottom of a deep excavation square or carrying heavy buckets...
The Good, the Bad, and the Guilty

The Good, the Bad, and the Guilty

During a visit with adult children in Georgia recently, we participated in a basket weaving activity at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, just outside of Macon, Georgia. The park is an attempt to honor the people of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Native...
Chimps, Champs, and Cherry Log

Chimps, Champs, and Cherry Log

I find myself incapable of going places for very long and not finding things to experience, to ponder, and usually to write about. I encourage my students to think theologically as they go through life, and for me it has become second nature, even on vacation. Wanting...
The Pool That Wasn’t

The Pool That Wasn’t

It came as a pleasant surprise to hear a knock at the door and see two friends and former neighbors who had stopped by just to chat. They live in America but have roots in East Jerusalem. They have trouble enough visiting family there as it is, so I’ll call them Samir...