Author - Jeff Cooper

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• Where Jacob Wrestled, When Shishak Destroyed: Top Biblical Archaeology Stories in 2024 December 26, 2024 12:37 am Haaretz The year 2024 was, among other things, a year in which we learned startling new things about Jerusalem: when was it great and why was it great then? Was it great in the time of King David? Meanwhile, an ancient palace discovered in Jordan may have been …
• Palestinian antisemitism is now spreading across the US December 26, 2024 12:24 am The Jerusalem Post In 2023, the American Jewish community, which accounts for less than 3% of the nation’s total population, has been on the receiving end of two-thirds of all religion-based hate crimes in the country (1,832 out of 2,699), the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
• KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD: What does Christmas mean to you? December 25, 2024 11:47 pm The Enquirer-Journal - North Carolina “Christmas is a birthday party,” says Ashley, age 11. “It’s Jesus’ birthday. At my church, we get a big birthday cake for Jesus.” Ashley, you’ve got it right. Christmas is party time. It’s time to celebrate God’s successful invasion of planet Earth. Yes, “ …
• Thieves in diving gear loot hundreds of ancient artifacts from bottom of sea December 25, 2024 10:46 pm New York Post Two thieves donned diving gear to pilfer hundreds of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts from the bottom of the sea in Egypt, according to the country’s interior ministry. Egyptian authorities say the men — one of whom has a criminal record — scoured the Abu …
• Brooks: Faith is nothing like I thought it would be December 25, 2024 10:38 pm The Herald - Washington State By David Brooks / The New York Times When I was an agnostic, I thought faith was primarily about belief. Being religious was about having a settled conviction that God existed and knowing that the stories in the Bible were true. I looked for books and …