Entries by Dr.B

Ocean View

July 1, 2009 /19 Comments/in /by

The only thing missing from this spectacular view of the Tanah Lot Temple in Bali is a scuba tank. The photographer took pictures for hours over three days to get this one shot. Amazing.  

The Lost Ark – Oops – Nevermind

June 30, 2009 /5 Comments/in , , /by

Reuters is now reporting that the lost Ark of the Covenant will not be revealed by its purported keepers in Ethiopia after all. Ethiopian Church Patriarch Abune Paulos indicated the Italian media had incorrectly reported that he would place the Ark in a museum in the country’s north. Abune said, I am deeply disappointed that […]

The Lost Ark – Found

June 26, 2009 /11 Comments/in , , /by

American culture was largely introduced to the biblical story of the Ark of the Covenant in 1981 by Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford in the epic tale “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” It now appears that the actual biblical artifact will be revealed for the first time in centuries. Abuna Pauolos, the patriarch of the […]

Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses

March 23, 2009 /55 Comments/in /by

There are tens of thousands of crosses planted on a hillside in Lithuania. The Hill of Crosses (Kryžiu Kalnas) is located in northern Lithuania near Šiauliai – the fourth largest city in the country. No one knows for sure why the custom started, but the crosses began appearing in the 14th century. Over the years, […]

Cleaning God’s House

March 19, 2009 /29 Comments/in , /by

The story of Jesus cleansing the Temple in John 2:13-16 is often cited as the basis and guide for righteous anger. Jesus was offended that the Priests and Rabbis had insulted God’s House with the traffic of animals and unethical business with money. So, appropriately, Jesus displays righteous anger and overturns the tables and sends […]