By John Pierce
When our daughter was playing in a softball league several years ago, another dad asked me out of the blue: “You ever been to the Holy Land?”
“Yes,” I replied.
“How long did it take to get there?”
“Oh, about 10 hours, I believe. And that was leaving from New York.”
A puzzled look came over his face. “From New York…?”
Soon I discovered he was asking me about a theme park in Orlando — a drive of less than six hours from the middle of Georgia. I tried not to laugh at the confusion until driving away after the game.
Recently I’d recalled that episode when my daughter, some five years later, went on a group trip to Orlando and the Holy Land Experience was on their itinerary.
A few days before leaving, she said one of the chaperones told her that the food there was really good. I began to imagine some of Israel’s delights — flavored by olives and wonderful cheeses.
“Yes,” she added. “He really likes the Goliath Burger.”
Just like in Jerusalem. Just like Jesus ate.
Director of the Jesus Worldview Initiative at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee and former executive editor and publisher at Good Faith Media.
