Baha'i's Most Holy Place
I never expected to visit a Baha’i holy place in Israel, let alone the most holy site in the Baha’i religion. Yet, here it is. Akko...
I never expected to visit a Baha’i holy place in Israel, let alone the most holy site in the Baha’i religion. Yet, here it is. Akko...
The Tel Akko Excavation is actually a field school, with an excellent program called Total Archaeology. The idea is not only to dig up the past, but to...
Refusing to abandon Jesus in His darkest hour, all four Gospel accounts describe Mary of Magdala’s faithfulness and courage, remaining with Jesus, at the foot of His...
Part of our excursion last Saturday was to visit the once bustling and wealthy city of Magdala, where Mary of Magdala came from. It’s a beautiful settlement,...
Synergy A big part of any archaeological excavation is what archaeologists term “controlled destruction,” and that’s what I’ve been doing in section Z. Our area is...
Second breakfast is one long table covered in a blue cloth, laden with boiled eggs, yoghurt, labneh, olives, cut vegetables, hummus, fruit, and something special—one day pancakes,...
> …O, Lord, my God, I pray that these things never end: The sand and the sea, The rush of the waters, The crash of the heavens, The prayer...
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...