Ben Witherington: The Beehive Houses of Haran. Witherington begins this post by discussing the architecture of houses at Haran, where Abraham lived for a time. He then reflects on tents and the tent-making aspect of Paul's ministry. He offers some interesting cultural background. He concludes with:
Maybe it would do us well to redefine the word home– maybe we should say "home is where the Lord is". For he has been our dwelling place in all generations. Maybe we should place less stock in our culture in buying and building the perfect house, and more in building the perfect life with a sturdy relationship with God and others. Maybe we should stop looking for the building of temple in Jerusalem and spend more time being the temple of the Holy Spirit. Maybe we need an extreme makeover in the whole way we view what is of lasting value in life, and what is a mere roof over our heads. Think on these things.
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