Thoughts From the Journey
Today we received new baby calves. They are about 3 days old. One of them we got a few days ago was born too early and has problems with coordination (they all have problems with coordination, but this one has excessive problems). The good thing about new baby calves it they are very cute and …
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During the dead-locked Constitutional Convention in the summer of 1787, Benjamin Franklin had this to say: "The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: ‘that God governs in the affairs of men.’ And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire …
I was in Tel-Aviv December 30th. I walked along the Mediterranean beach down South to Jaffa. The Tel-Aviv beach is quite nice, so far my favorite “hang-out” spot in Israel. Here are a few pictures I took along the walk: (that sailboat out at Sea looked like fun) (the waves didn’t look big enough …
Masada is an ancient mountain fortress built by Herod the Great in the time before Christ. It’s located up on a high, isolated plateau in the Judean desert. Kind of like Israel’s version of Mancha Picchu (in Peru). For a quick history: During the Jewish revolt against the Romans (in AD 70’s), Masada was the …
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Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My. Sorry for the dearth of content recently. It’s not because things aren’t happening, they are. So many things, yet not enough time to write them. I have a mental list going of things I want to write about (like part of a cows tail that got disconnected from the …
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I was told of a 2 day Bible conference being held in Neve Shalom this weekend. I’m planning on going, leaving tomorrow after work. Neve Shalom is a small community about 25km West of Jerusalem. Do you know where Neve Shalom is? Neither did I, but the history in the area is quite fascinating. Located …
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Pop cans here in Israel are made from thicker aluminum than I’m used to. This makes them heavier – this MEANS I always think there’s more pop in my can than there really is. I’m continually disappointed as I go for that laast sip and… nothings there. The can has tricked me again. That’s not …