"Jesus Never Walked Among The Cactus"
…said Professor Michal Artzy of the University of Haifa, co-director of the Tel Akko Excavation, as she gave us a tour of the Tel. We had just walked...
The Misfits Theology Club
Dialoguing about the Christian faith
What Is It?
Imagine a morning dawning on the Mediterranean coast about 3,500 years ago. The early light begins to shine into the windows of the growing coastal town of...
"Joanna! Look Here!"
“What, what??” half excited, half anxious, I wasn’t sure which to be. Had I made a mistake, or uncovered an amazing find? “Look at this,” Rachel said...
Napoleon's Hill
The first thing you have to do, to get an archaeological excavation ready, is to get all the sandbags up and out. When the excavation was closed the...
First Day in Akko
Flying in June, out of any airport in the DelMarVa district, is a risky proposition. Sure enough, my flight out of Dulles was delayed, as our plane (coming...
Akko, Israel
As you read these words, I’ll be flying from Dulles International Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel, with a layover in Frankfurt, Germany. Soon, I’ll be on...
A Man Named Job
The book of Job teaches us a whole lot about God, the world, our enemy, suffering, sin, friendship, and humility. If you didn’t get the chance to...