http://www.lifeandland.org Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:25:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Gordon Franz This essay is dedicated to Dr. Gabriel “Goby” Barkay and Zachi Zweig, co-directors of the Temple Mount Sifting Project; and to the tens of thousands who have sifted the dirt from the Holy Hill of Zion (Psalm 102:14) Introduction It is always the archaeologist’s dream to find inscriptional material, such ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/06/signed-sealed-and-delivered-an-archaeological-exposition-of-jeremiah-321-15/ by Gordon Franz Introduction In 1980, the country singer Willie Nelson released an album entitled Honeysuckle Rose.  On it was one of Nelson’s most memorable tunes, “On the Road Again.”  You know the words: On the road again Just can’t wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin’ music with ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/05/tychicus-on-the-road-again/ by Gordon Franz Introduction Sometimes I will see this little ditty on the marquee of a church: “The family that prays together - stays together.”  There is a lot of truth to that statement.  I suspect that it was true of the household of Stephanas.  Not only did they pray together, but ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/05/the-household-of-stephanas-firstfruits-of-achaia/ by Bill Crouse and Gordon Franz The discovery of Noah’s Ark was announced last Sunday (4/24/10) by a Chinese organization from Hong Kong (Noah’s Ark Ministries, International).  The problem with this is that it seems like the “discovery” of Noah’s Ark is getting to be almost an annual event.  What in ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/04/noah%e2%80%99s-ark-discovered-again/ by Gordon Franz H. Clay Trumbull, the editor of the Sunday School Times, wrote the president of the United States and requested him to write a message to the children and young people of America.  The president graciously responded: “WASHINGTON, June 6, 1876. To the Editor of the Sunday School Times, Philadelphia. Your favor ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/04/message-to-the-children-and-youths-of-america-by-the-president-of-the-united-states/ by Gordon Franz On Friday morning, February 26, 2010, Chuck Holton reported on CBN’s 700 Club program of a man who believes he found an “amazing Biblical discovery” on Malta.  This nine-minute video segment featured Robert Cornuke presenting his theory about the location of the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck on the island ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/03/%e2%80%9csearching-for-paul%e2%80%99s-shipwreck-on-malta%e2%80%9d-a-critique-of-the-700-club%e2%80%99s-february-26-2010-program/ By Gordon Franz Introduction Jerusalem is a city that is sacred to the three monotheistic religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It has been and remains to this day, a contested piece of real estate for two of these religions. Former Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, often said, "Jerusalem is the ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/02/why-did-god-choose-jerusalem-as-the-capital-of-israel/ by Gordon Franz Introduction During the last two decades of the First Century AD, Rome was in the grip of the self-deified Emperor Domitian.  Imagine a small group of believers in the Lord Jesus walking pass the Coliseum in Rome and turning westward toward the Roman Forum and the Capitoline Hill.  They ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/02/the-arch-of-titus-and-the-olive-tree-of-romans-11/ by Gordon Franz Introduction Jonah has been called the wayward prophet, or the fleeing prophet.  I would suggest that he is a prophet with an attitude!  God gave him a clear command to do something and he did the exact opposite.  Yet after chastening him, God, in grace and mercy, gave him ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/02/jonah-the-prophet-with-an-attitude/ by Gordon Franz Introduction  Have you ever been in a dangerous situation and wondered if you would ever get out of it alive?  God often uses danger and adversity in our lives to remind us of what is important and this gives us an opportunity to contemplate the shortness of life and ... http://www.lifeandland.org/2010/01/psalm-27-worship-in-the-midst-of-warfare/