Fulbright Scholar Research – Nicea’s Underwater Basilica
Director Pascal Guerin and I are standing at the site of the submerged ancient basilica in Iznik (Nicea) during a break in filming. Pascal and his film crew we ...
Monuments of Rough Cilicia
The hinterland of Rough Cilicia is loaded with rock cut reliefs high up n the canyon walls, in the gorges and on the sides of cliffs. It is difficult to reach ...
Valla Canyon and Horma Canyon
Thought to be the second deepest canyon in the world, Valla Canyon and nearby Horma Canyon are practically impassible. A portion of the canyon can be traversed ...
My Tajik Friend
There are wonderful people who inhabit the remote regions of Turkey. Without Khurshed I may not have found the Hittite fortifications and magnificent rock reli ...
Observations from the Tower
Both God and people look down upon us. One for good, the other for evil. One to encourage, the other to discourage. One is constructive, the other des ...
Eulogy for Rebecca Ann Fairchild Costello
I opened the front cover of my Bible today to record the death of my sister: December 25, 2020 - Becky Costello. Above that: August 28, 2004 - Donald G. (Ike) ...
Underwater Church from the Council of Nicaea
Over the past six weeks I have had conversations, emails and Zoom meetings with Mustafa Sahin, director of excavations at Nicaea, along with Julia de Sigoyer, ...
When Facts Become Irrelevant – Part 2
“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.” – Simone WeilSimone Weil was a Jewish philosopher w ...