Notes from the Desk

Eden is real. Planted by God and inhabited by Adam and Eve, this place served as mankind’s first home. Sadly, sin and shame led to the loss of paradise and over the years the location of the garden became shrouded in mystery even as memory of …

Grandiose claims abound when it comes to Biblical archaeology. Noah’s Ark Found! Garden of Eden Located! Tower of Babel Unearthed! Over the years, many individuals have boldly made such claims to the press. However, upon examination there is n…

     Archaeology is an inexact science. Ancient languages. Undated pottery. Unfamiliar objects. As researchers pull the past out of the ground, there are a host of questions to answer...but there is also a lot of room to make mis…

     The stones speak.  At least that is what the field of archaeology proclaims.  Dig in the dirt. Recover the past. Listen to the what the stones have to tell us of yesteryear.  Now while the assertion may be acc…

     It was the early 1980’s.  Teachers still used flannelgraphs to present their lessons.  Coloring pages of Biblical figures awaited us at the table.  A posterboard filled with star-shaped stickers revealed…