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Category Archives: travel
Visiting Sevilla, Spain
We began our recent trip with several days near the city of Sevilla (usually labeled “Seville” in English). Some of us recall a storied barber (and rabbit?) from this city. In Spanish, the city name is pronounced [seh-VEE-ya]. Including its … Continue reading
Posted in Christians in Other Places, Europe, Interesting places to visit, Overseas trips, Spain, Spanish evangelism, travel
Tagged Dos Hermanas, Hispalis, La Giralda, Moors, Reconquista, Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Short Video on the Ophel Excavations in Jerusalem
Archaeologist Eilat Mazar has been digging around the City of David for several years. A short video has been posted showing results from the last few months on the southern edge of the Temple Mount, an area known as the … Continue reading
In Israel and Ready to Dig Again!
My group and I arrived safely in Israel yesterday afternoon. We are now in Jerusalem and plan to join the Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation team late tomorrow morning after worship. Our hotel is in the Old City, just a short walk … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting places to visit, Israel, Jerusalem, travel
Tagged Dome of the Rock, Hashimi hotel, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Old City, Temple, Temple Mount
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One person’s experience at Khirbet Qeiyafa
A couple of weeks ago, the Detroit Free Press ran an article by a Mauricio Gutierrez describing his week-long experience on the Khirbet Qeiyafa dig. He went along with a group of professors and students from Oakland University. His article is a … Continue reading
Bogotá, Colombia: Not Tacos and Tropics, but “Eternal Spring”
I arrived in Bogotá last night to begin a two-week trip in Colombia. I’ll be presenting Bible lessons for a number of churches here and in the city of Ibagué. This is perhaps my sixteenth or seventeenth visit to this … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, Evangelistic Work, Interesting places to visit, Overseas trips, Short videos, Spanish evangelism, travel
Tagged Bogota, Colombia, Monserrate
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Ancient Gates of Megiddo
We had an interesting first day that began with a good Israeli breakfast, a pleasant morning drive in our rental van, and picturesque visits to biblical sites. We visited Megiddo, Mount Carmel and Caesarea before heading over to the Sea of … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Archaeology, Israel, travel
Tagged Archaeology, Biblical Archaeology, gates, megiddo
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We Made it to Israel
All nine of us made it to Rome and caught the connecting flight to Tel Aviv. We’re in our hotel in Netanya resting up for the new day tomorrow. Everything went smoothly except for our flight out of Rome being … Continue reading
Heading to Israel
I am at Logan International airport in Boston, getting ready to check in for my flight to Rome-Tel Aviv. Four members of my group should arrive here at any moment, and we plan to meet up with the other four … Continue reading
Biblical Archaeology Bits (July 2011)
Here are a few items you may find interesting: – Archaeologists in 1990 discovered what may be the tomb, ossuary (“bone box”), and remains of Caiaphas, the Jewish High Priest and adversary of Jesus. Now it seems they have found … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Khirbet Qeiyafa excavation, Biblical Archaeology, Israel, New Discoveries, travel
Tagged Caiaphas, ossuaries, Tel Burna
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