When I sit down to retell a story from Scripture, first thing I need is a close read. I look word by word and scribble on (not down) everything I notice. Then I have a list of questions I ask. Who, When, Where, Why, How? Are there any translation notes? Are there any cross references, […]
Israel
Tel Aviv, First 24 Hours
How can I be in my late twenties and never have used an ATM? I’m not sure what this says about my spending habits—good things I hope. But I had blithely read in all the tourist manuals when they told me to skip the airport currency exchange. They said you could get better rates at Tel […]
Best Travel Advice
There are two responses we get telling people we’re going to Israel for three months. The first one is, “So what will do you there?” The second is, “Oh, I’ve been to the Holy Land. You have to go see/hear/eat…” followed by a travel guide’s worth of suggested locations that would overwhelm even Joshua’s itinerary […]
