We began our recent trip with several days near the city of Sevilla (usually labeled "Seville" in English). Some of us recall a storied barber (and rabbit?) from this city. In Spanish, the city name is pronounced [seh-VEE-ya]. Including its suburbs, modern Sevilla has a population of around 1.5 million. I posted a couple of... Continue Reading →
Archaeologist Eilat Mazar has been digging around the City of David for several years. A short video has been posted showing results from the last few months on the southern edge of the Temple Mount, an area known as the Ophel. Mazar's grandfather, Benjamin Mazar, excavated in this same area back in the 1970's. Eilat... Continue Reading →
I have arrived in Sevilla (a.k.a. Seville), Spain, to begin a nearly two-week visit in the country. This trip is primarily about being with Christians, but there are also some interesting things to see and learn about the area. I'm here with my father and we'll be with two churches in the Sevilla area and... Continue Reading →
We finished up our last evening with the church in Dos Hermanas and got back to the hotel a little while ago. I presented a another archaeological lesson while my father taught on the question, "Why doesn't God use people to do big things today as He did in the Bible?" (Part of the answer:... Continue Reading →
We continue to meet every night with the church in the city of Dos Hermanas, a suburb of Sevilla. The weekly meetings are one hour long, so my father and I alternate the preaching. I will be speaking tonight (Thursday), but both of us will speak Friday evening since the weekend permits a longer service.... Continue Reading →
The English word gaudy is basically defined as ostentatious, tastelessly decorated, or overly ornamented. Its origin may be from Old English, but some say it derives from the name of the Spanish Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, whose designs are interpreted by some as, well... rather gaudy. Gaudí (1852 - 1926) lived and worked in Barcelona. His... Continue Reading →
Bible, Archaeology, and Travel with Luke Chandler 
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