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Rednecking
By
Ben Witherington
My fellow United Methodist, Jeff Foxworthy has made a living off of redneck jokes. I once shared a stage with him at the North Georgia Conference. Though I am a southern boy, I couldn’t hold a candle to him. He’s got a corner on the redneck market. But there are plenty of rednecks in N.C.…
The Funerary Monuments and Statues at Hierapolis
By
Ben Witherington
Hierapolis was a critical city for early Christianity, being the home not only of Philip the Evangelist’s prophesying daughters but also of Papias, the famous bishop who wrote the first comentary on ‘Our Lord’s Oracles’ in several books. What can be seen today at Hierapolis (so named as the city of priests and sacred temples…
‘You are the Light of the World–Until the Bulb needs Changing’
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Ben Witherington
CHANGING A LIGHT BULB THE CHRISTIAN WAY How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb? Charismatic : Only 1 Hands are already in the air. Pentecostal : 10 One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness. Presbyterians : None Lights will go on and…
The Agora at Izmir
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Ben Witherington
Behold one of the archaeologists in charge of the dig at the enormous agora in Izmir (Biblical Smyrna). O.K. this may not be your mental image of an archaeologist, but you need to adjust your thinking in that case. The archaeological work at the agora, which once abutted the sea, has been on going for…
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