Bad choices and Pig Bones

Learned a lot in NM from my older brother about the percentage of pig bones found in the remains from the animal sacrifices made by different people groups who lived in the area of Beth Shemesh. Since the Jews were not to use pigs for food or sacrifice, finding the bones of pigs in the remains of their sacrfices revealed a compromise in their beliefs. In one of the digs, 45% of bones were from pigs. During the reign of Hezekiah, considered one of the greatest if not the greatest of the Jewish kings, 7% of the bones were from pigs. More to come...

My brother Bob and his wife Pat along with JJ and Matthew in NM. We spent a weekend being taught by Bob and Pat in the geography and culture of the first century peoples in the Middle East

Tough Love vs. Spanking :

Most of America thinks it is improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of "those moments."

One that I found very effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.

They usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our little car ride together.

I've included the photo below of one of my sessions, with my son, you can decide which one since this is an old picture, in case you would like to use the technique.

It's very effective!