It took almost seventy years and a French Assyriologist to understand the cuneiform tablets were ingredients for soup recipes and not pharmecutical tablets. Thank you, Jean Bottéro. If you are studying ancient Babylon or planning a Bible study and need the flavors of Babylon to make the accounts of Daniel and Necuchadnezzar come alive, here are two recipes, one for Babylonian stew and one for Tah'u Stew. Image by Calum Lewis courtesy of Unsplash

Here is an update concerning our blogpost about the supposed face of God figurine recently found in Israel. I'd like to add that Jesus is mentioned in the book of Revelation riding a white horse. The writing of Revelation was much later, and Israel did not have the understanding that was given to John, the writer of Revelation. You can find the original blogpost here. Image by Markus Winkler courtesy of Unsplash

Have there been tough times in your life and you didn't know where to turn to?  Do you have questions you need answered?  Has a circumstance come up and you are wondering what to do?  Did you or a family member receive notice from a doctor telling them they found something on the scans or x-rays?

I'm not sure if it is comforting to know this, but it isn't the first time this world has been threatened with collapse. Archaeologists have discovered evidence pointing to the historic demise of the Byzantine Empire amid volcanic activity and plagues.

But our present day situation seems more intense doesn't it? Is it just because it is happening to us? That it's not history we are reading but our headlines?

I may have shared something about this before, but it is in the news again. I'm not sure how far this story is going to go, so here is a heads up. Prepare those young minds in your care!

Matthew 13: 55 tells us Joseph, the man who took care of Jesus like a father, was a carpenter. "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?"

Mark 6:3 tells us Jesus was a carpenter too. "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him."

Seems like a yes, right? But archaeologists are wondering.