Ignoring Hollywood Depictions, Where Is The Biblical Mount Sinai Located?

(OPINION) Why would anyone wonder about the sacred spot where God through Moses revealed the Ten Commandments and other biblical laws? Just look at the name. Doesn’t everybody know that Mount Sinai must of course be on the Sinai Peninsula and, specifically, at a long-venerated location there? And yet some insist the true location is in Saudi Arabia.

Opinion, Analysis, Film & TVRichard OstlingJuly 25, 2023Richard Ostling, Dick Ostling, The Religion Guy, GetReligion, Mount Sinai, Bible history, Ten Commandments, Biblical Archaeology, Holy Land, movies, filmComment

At A Popular Evangelical Tourist Site, The Ark Encounter, The Image Of A ‘Wrathful God’ Appeals To Millions

(ANALYSIS) The Ark Encounter boasts a re-creation of the story of Noah’s Ark from the Bible. But what is particularly striking about Ark Encounter is that it is a tourist site devoted to emphasizing — with great specificity — the wrathful nature of God and the eternal damnation that awaits unrepentant sinners.

Analysis, NewsSusan L. TrollingerMay 18, 2022The Conversation, Susan L. Trollinger, William Trollinger, Ark, Ark Encounter, Bible history, Secondary Feature Comment

Does Thanksgiving Teach Gluttony or Gratitude?

(OPINION) Gratitude is often regarded as the parent of all virtues, but it can be difficult to cultivate in day-to-day life. Even the holiday of Thanksgiving tends to lean more toward gluttony than gratitude. A look into the historical and Biblical roots of the practice of thanksgiving shines light on the heart of the holiday.