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Colledimezzo Abruzzo

March 5, 2021

Colledimezzo is another Italian village that feels like a trip back in time. Nestled in the mountains of Abruzzo, this tiny but quaint and picturesque village is well worth a visit! Which is exactly what we did with friends last summer, during a break between lockdowns. (I’m often slow a little slow at posting…) But…
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Healed By One Touch: A Short Story

March 1, 2021

Wiping her hot brow, Tamar adjusted her scarf to better cover her pale skin, and wondered, “Why I am so different? Why can’t I look like the other girls?” Then she promptly bit her tongue for even thinking such a thing! For if she’d heard it once, she’d heard it a thousand times. “Remember the…
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Pottery Making in Bible Times

March 1, 2021

Potters and clay held significant importance in ancient times. Clay was used to make a wide variety of objects such as pots and pans, plates, water containers and storage vessels. Additionally, it was employed to make shipping containers, kilns, ovens, and lamps. The image of a caravan of laden camels and donkeys, with clay pots…
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Taxation in Bible Times

February 21, 2021

Poll tax, salt tax, and crown tax! Wherever they went, along major highways, at city gates, or along quiet country roads, the Israelites encountered the tax booth. The main symbol of foreign domination, and that which most stirred their indignation. Foreign taxation was nothing new to them, but the unscrupulous dealings of the Roman tax-farmers and…
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Ten Upbeat Ways to Beat the Blues

February 18, 2021

Storms and difficulties of all kinds and sizes come our way. From simple doldrums or times of discouragement, to life’s great storms and even pandemics. And they can really start to get us down. Many of life’s problems are extremely serious, like the events of the past few years, from pandemics to financial crises to…
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Italian Towns: A Journey Into the Past

February 17, 2021

Walking through Italian villages is like a journey into the past. Another time, another way of life. Everything speaks of times gone by. From narrow cobbled streets, to ancient buildings. The ever-present scent of wood smoke fills the air, transporting the mind to slower days. When whole families gathered round the fire for warmth, chestnuts roasting…
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