Were there camels in ancient Israel?

The Bible’s been in the paper recently, with popular Fairfax columnist Sam De Brito arguing archeological evidence about camels in ancient times disproves the Bible. His claims have been challenged by Sydney-based Old Testament scholar George Athas over at ABC Religion, who brings to light some other evidence which suggests camels were around Israel in Old Testament times. He suggests this recent study is just a small hump to get over…

Bible Gateway stats

Speaking of the Bible, a study of visits to BibleGateway.com in 2013 reveals what people from different countries are looking for in the Book of Books. Psalm 23 and Genesis 1 are apparently the most popular searches among 10 countries including India and the US. China is big on the gospels, while people from Russia search 1 Corinthians 13 a lot.

Ever been at church and needed to interrupt a conversation? It can be quite a challenge, one that Jo Hayes at Celibate in the City has taken on in a recent post on ‘How to Interrupt’, which ranks from 0-5 the various methods of interrupting people after church, including “The Hover” and “The Insertion”.

And finally, ever wondered what it’s like to be a full-time Minister of a church? Dave Moore over at Ministry Principles and Pragmatics describes what it’s like when your passion becomes your job in his post on “Things You Can’t Really Understand Until You’ve been in Full-Time Ministry”. If you are in full-time ministry, does this sound like your experience?