When I got home from work yesterday I had a box waiting for me that had arrived by mail.

I was expecting the box, but was not sure when it would arrive. I was eager to open it as I knew what it contained.

Yes, just a bunch of packing 🙂

After removing the packing I found an envelope on top. I opened the envelope and read the thank you card from the Florida College Bible Faculty.

Earlier this year they took a trip to Israel with my friend Luke Chandler.

See my earlier post: A Gift that Keeps Giving

Since I had made a donation to help with the costs of the trip I was sent a couple of books as a thank you gift. The first book is A Commentary on Hebrews by David McClister.

I traveled to Israel last year with Dr. McClister, so I am looking forward to using this book.

The second book is Rose Guide to the Temple by Rose Publishing.

This book has some great diagrams of the Temple and is a great collection of information about the history of the Temples and the Temple Mount. I have already scanned through it once and am looking forward to taking a closer look as some of the sections.

I really missed going to Israel this year. Perhaps next year I will go again.

Steven