In Case of Emergency …

In Case of Emergency …

A weeklong trip to Iceland with Good Faith Experiences turned out to be a real treat, and not just because the average daytime temperature was in the 50s. Quality time with people like John Pierce and Bruce Gourley, along with 17 friends and supporters of Good Faith...
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Ending a 35-year relationship is hard, even when the other party has no feelings to hurt. I’ve always been a fan of print journalism. As a boy, I read The Lincoln Journal, a weekly publication in my hometown of Lincolnton, Georgia. A town of 1,000 people can produce...
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...