Bible Doodle: Deut. 4:19-21

And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The Lord your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth. Remember that the Lord rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his… Read More

Family Digs Reveal Rare Byzantine Iron Hammer

If your family had spent your summer vacation volunteering at an archaeological site, your child might have the best begining-of-the-year theme: “What I did this summer.” “A family volunteering at excavations at Usha, the first location of the Sanhedrin following the Bar Kochba revolt, discovered a previously unknown iron industry at the site and a… Read More

Simple Reflective Statements

I love to learn new things and to words of wisdom. A blog I read often recently posted some favorite nuggets of wisdom–simple reflective statements–that prompted me to think about complex questions and concepts. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s (1749–1832) Maxims and Reflections was a German writer, statesman, lawyer, playwright, and polymath. Some of the favorites listed in… Read More