by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 16, 2019 | Opinion
Several news outlets have reported what some see as exciting news with headlines like “Relic believed to be of Jesus’ manger returned to Bethlehem” (UPI) and “After Two Thousand Years, Jesus’ Manger Returns to Bethlehem in Time for...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 20, 2017 | Opinion
Another day, another full quota of new experiences for the Campbell University Divinity School/Nurturing Faith Experiences group traveling in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. We began this day (for those willing to get up an hour earlier) with a short tour of the dig at...
by Yohanna Katanacho | Dec 23, 2016 | Opinion
I want to compare between the trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem in the first and 21st centuries. I am a Palestinian Israeli citizen. I live in Nazareth and continually commute to Bethlehem. In fact, this Christmas I am travelling with my family from Nazareth to...
by Larry Eubanks | Dec 24, 2015 | Opinion
When did Bethlehem become the “city of David”? That title had always been given to Jerusalem. Forty times in the Old Testament, Jerusalem is referred to as the city of David, and no other city in the Bible is ever called by that name. Until Luke’s...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 12, 2014 | Opinion
It’s hard to go wrong when you get to spend half a day in Jerusalem and the other half in Bethlehem, as a group of traveling friends and supporters of Baptists Today learned today. We began with a visit to the Mount of Olives, where we could tax our camera...
