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If you regularly read my blog, it’s likely you share my interest in the Holy Land. Where biblical events took

The straight line of Israel’s seacoast has never lent itself to significant harbors. For centuries, only Joppa in the south

Her name is as well-known as any apostle. Yet the truth about her life often lies shrouded behind myths, fiction,

I’m always amazed how some couples have no problem fighting in public. Once I stood in the popcorn line at

I stood on the crumblings of an Iron Age acropolis with a valley all around the isolated hill. Cool breezes

Sometimes the most helpful emails are those that get to the bottom line. If you have just started following my

I’ve decided that during the holiday season we should change the mall’s name to “maul.” I’ve never seen such mayhem—kids

Sometimes we need a good dose of hope and encouragement. We can get so obsessed with the weight of our

I remember in the 2008 election when Barack Obama conducted his world tour as part of his presidential campaign, he

We hadn’t paid attention to the news. It was too late to leave. So we were ill-prepared when Hurricane Celia