by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 9, 2018 | Opinion
Adventures come in many forms. For an intrepid group of travelers with Campbell University Divinity School and Nurturing Faith Experiences, adventure these next two weeks comes in the form of a trip to Israel, where we’re spending the better part of three days...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 6, 2018 | Opinion
I was sitting in a second-floor conference room overlooking a nicely landscaped office park when I saw the saddest looking man I’d come across in awhile. In a pool of shade beneath a small tree, a youngish man was sitting cross-legged, his head in his hands, his...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 4, 2018 | Opinion
Donkeys get little respect in this world, but ancient civilizations depended heavily on the stubby beasts of burden. The earliest evidence of horses being used in the ancient Near East is from around 2000 BCE, in tombs where horses were buried along with chariots,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | May 12, 2018 | Opinion
Maybe it’s a sign of age, but I cannot bring myself to make small purchases with a credit or debit card when cash money is still available. I know that there are many people who carry no cash at all, and pay for everything from coffee to clothes with a debit or...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 6, 2018 | Opinion
Has a lump of clay bearing the prophet Isaiah’s personal seal been discovered in Jerusalem? Maybe, maybe not. Archaeologist Eilat Mazar, in a Biblical Archaeology Review tribute article to retiring editor Hershel Shanks, recently described a clay bullae found in...
