Category Archives: Other voices

Ai

Ai
  Archeology is a science that uncovers pieces of history. But how we put those pieces together to tell the story can often be up for interpretation. Many times, although we have only a few of the pieces, conclusions are drawn. What happens when those conclusions seem to contradict our text? Personally, I side with…
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Prodigal Sons

Prodigal Sons
There is a parable in the Bible about a man with two sons. We title it the "Prodigal Son," but there are three main characters in the story. Jewish scholars would title this the "Compassionate Father and his two Lost Sons." Both of the sons are in rebellion and it can be argued that the point…
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Forget me not

Forget me not
I just attended a play based on the premise from an African proverb: “you are not dead as long as someone remembers your name.” That resonates with me and wonder if I will leave the next generation with anything worth remembering. The play was the story of a Jewish woman around the Holocaust and it brought…
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Real Men

Real Men
That’s one of the reasons I like archaeology. I know the Bible is true in my head – but it connects with my heart in a different way when I can touch it and see it. It also lends confidence to the accuracy of our Biblical text. Skeptical historians used to assert that King David,…
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