The Chief

Tel Dan - The Story of One of God’s Chosen Tel Dan is one of the most pleasant archeological sites in Israel. It is located in the extreme northern part...

In 1984 I travelled to Coco River region of eastern Honduras where refugee communities had sprung up because of the Sandinista-Contra war in Nicaragua. We went there to bring relief...

Have you ever been outside on a clear night and looked up? We all have! Points of light of varying brightness, in a pattern that seems to rotate throughout the...

  King Herod built a great city on the Mediterranean coast north of modern day Tel Aviv that was the center of Roman government as well as showplace of Greco-Roman...

The geography of Israel often helps us better understand a Biblical narrative, as the writer thinks you know about the lay of the land. For example, Elijah chose to go...

Wilderness of Zin, Negev Desert, February 2006 Walk with us through many of the Biblical sites that we have visited over these past 20 plus years.  Experience the culture, read the original...

 But could I trust it? All Scripture? Every word?

 That was the question that I had to decide. I guess it’s the question that we all have to address at some point in our lives.

• Did God speak to mankind through this book?
• Is there a Divine Authority to its contents?
• Does God lay out His opinions on how we are to live our lives here on Earth?
• Can we believe what the Bible says about the origin of life; how we humans think and feel; life after death; who God is, and the great love that God has for us all?

 Or is it just another book filled with men’s opinions, mythology, and another philosophy of life?

Grapes have a special place in Hebrew society.

They are a source of nutrition, and according to Psalm 104, gladness. Jews considered grapes and wine to be a gift from God Himself, as it is the dew that falls from Heaven on the vines that cause growth and flavor.

¹³ You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,
and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
¹⁴ You cause grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from the earth—
¹⁵ wine to make them glad,
olive oil to soothe their skin,
and bread to give them strength. Psalms 104:13-15

Jesus’ first miracle was at a wedding in Cana, turning water into wine, and not just any ordinary wine!