Jeff Carter made and shared the image below, which he gave the title “The Sandworms did not appreciate John the Baptizer.” Squarely at the intersection of religion and science fiction – but of course, Dune already was… Thoughts?
A Visible Boundary
May 27, 2012 By 3 Comments
In my Sunday school class today we talked about Israel and Palestine, as this was my first Sunday in church since my trip. Because the question of distances between places came up, someone in the class looked up Israel on Google Earth. As a result, we all got to see something that one can see [...]
Masada, the Dead Sea, and a Jeep Adventure (Including the Mar Saba Monastery!)
May 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
After the camel ride, our next stop was Masada, the mountaintop fortress near the Dead Sea which was created by the Hasmoneans, expanded and developed by Herod the Great, and occupied by Jewish fighters in the war against Rome. From there, after having lunch, we traveled to the Dead Sea where the students [...]
Jericho, Qumran and the Mount of Olives
May 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
This morning we traveled from Haifa across Galilee to the Jordan Valley. We entered the West Bank traveling southward along the Jordan river valley. The students were surprised at how imperceptible it was to cross the checkpoint – since we were in a tour bus with Israeli plates, we were simply waved through. Across the [...]
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