Most Bible scholars believe that the Garden of Eden was in Mesopotamia –and if that is true, that is where humanity began. Because of that, I’ll call Mesopotamia the Cradle of Civilization. Although humans roamed the earth, hunting and gathering food before the Sumerian Civilization, the Sumerians developed the first civiliztion in Mesopotamia–that was in…
Month: October 2024
The Ancient Sumerian Civiliation
Image Credit: Thought Co. On the above map, the Fertile Crescent is colored green. For purposes of this post, I’ll be talking about the upper fertile crescent in the area around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The earliest people were hunter-gatherers. They wandered from place to place–to wherever they could find food. ‘The Old Stone…
Planning in My Garden and in My Writing
A peek into my garden on October 8, 2024 – This spot is the view directly out from my screened porch A peek into my garden on October 8, 2023 – This spot is the view directly out from my screened porch–BEFORE I created the garden there. What a difference a year makes–IF you plan…
The Sons of Abraham: Looking at Ancient Bible History to Try to Understand the Conflict with Israel – Over the Land of Canaan – The Gaza Strip
Most scholars agree that God created the Garden of Eden in Mesopotamia — the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers–and that he placed the first people there–Adam and Eve. Image Credit: Detail of a Map from the Student Bible Atlas by Tim Dowley: On the above map, Mesopotamia is the upper area that is colored dark…
Balloon Flower – Another Violet Blue Bloom to Accentuate Other Plants in My Cottage Garden
Today, I planted a Balloon Flower in My Garden, and I Hope that This Beauty Survives the Mississippi Heat Here. Yesterday, I wrote about Mealycup Sage, which also has blue violet blossoms. I love all the tones of violet in my garden. The violets are excellent accents and/or backdrops for all they other flowers growing…
Another Parable of the Soil: Prepare Your Soil – Plant in Faith – Lessons from My Garden
This time last year, I was spreading one of several truck loads of garden soil to create raised beds in my garden. I had lived in my current house for 6 months, and I had just begun my efforts to transform the barren field behind my house into a natural haven. View from my screened…
Growing Comfrey in My Cottage Garden – Red Violet Flowers – A Plant with Healing Properties
Today, I planted Comfrey in My Garden ,and I Can’t Wait to Watch This Beauty Grow. Yesterday, I wrote about Mealycup Sage, which is more of a blue violet in color tone, Comfrey is red violet. I love all the tones of violet in my garden. The violets are excellent accents and/or backdrops for all…
Salvia farinacea – Mealycup Sage – A Violet Blue Perennial to Add Accents & Filler to My Cottage Garden
What a Great Day! My friend gave me two wonderful perennials to plant now in early October for glorious color in next year’s garden. She gave me some of the blue Mealycup Salvia and the yellow Stella d’Oro plants from the following bed. I am thrilled. Blue Violet and Golden Yellow are complementary colors, and…
The Book of Daniel in the Bible – with Notes
The Book of Daniel begins with a discussion of Nebuchadnezzar. Who Was Nebuchadnezzar in the Bible? “1. Sources. In addition to 2 Kings 23-25, Jeremiah 22; 32-40; 2 Chronicles 36, Daniel and Ezra, a Babylonian Chronicle (BM 21946) outlines the events of his first eleven regnal years. Otherwise two brief historical inscrs., building texts and some 800 contracts are…
The Book of Acts in the Bible – with Notes
Who Wrote the Book of Acts? Most scholars believe that Luke wrote the Book of Acts Who Was Luke in the Bible? LUKE, THE EVANGELIST 1. Identity. Luke is mentioned by name only three times in the NT—all by Paul while in prison (Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24). He never mentions his own name in…