Ben Witherington

Somehow, I don't think these were the signs of the times Jesus was referring to, but you have to admit, they do get your attention.

Baby Hawks nesting in the window slits inside the astrological tower Even Closer Up of the astrological tower at Harran Close up of the astr...

Jewish Olympic Swimmer How to tell if a Catholic is driving too fast

You can watch a lot of movies of various sorts and quality on airplanes. I saw two coming back from Turkey yesterday, one of which was si...

It seemed like I had been climbing up arms and legs forever. I really wasn't an acrobat at all, but to get to the top, I had to climb u...

Marc Axelrod was one of my best students at Ashland Theological Seminary many years ago. He is now a fine pastor in Wisconsin. Recently,...

There once was a man named Uriah Whose wife would not sit tight On the roof her bath was visible Especially in daylight It came to the king...

Hi friends. This is just a brief call to prayer. I am heading to Haran and Nimrud in Turkey on Monday. I'll let you know if I find th...

On the surface the man seemed about as threatening as your corner grocer. He was affable, friendly, had a nice smile too. He did not come ...

After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning...

I'm sure you've seen it too. You go to a funeral of someone who was a devout Christian who lived a full and rich life, and its an i...

One of the major trends in contemporary theology 30 plus years ago was the rise of liberation theology, in various forms. I suppose that mak...

It must be the year for tombs. Ehud Netzer, a very fine archaeologist indeed from Hebrew University, after working on the excavation at th...

And now for something completely different. A story shared with me by my sister. ------------- Mama's Bible Four brothers left home fo...

The heros of Marvel comics have seen something of a renaissance in the last ten years, thanks in no small part to a Hollywood looking for m...

Father John Powell, a professor at Loyola University in Chicago writes about a student in his Theology of Faith class named Tommy: "Som...

Well it was bound to happen-- two of the most dogmatic blow hards one could imagine had a rather frivolous debate on the O'Reilly Fac...

Dr. Mark Wilson is a friend of mine who works a good deal of the year in Turkey, doing tours, and also at Regent University. Here is a ver...