Lela Gilbert went to Israel for a visit...and stayed for 6 years. Her fascination with the land and with the Judeo-Christian-Islamic conflict led to her recently released book, Saturday People, Sunday People. The premise is one I wrote about in 2015 (When Saturday is Gone, One will find Sunday), and it goes like this: the …
Continue reading “Saturday People, Sunday People”: A Look at the Islamic Agenda
Welcome back to the study table, friends. This week's focus is the parting of ways of Jewish and Gentile believers, and yesterday we ended our session with a list of ways this has played out over the years. The Jewish people (both believing and unbelieving) experienced great persecution through major world events such as the …
Pull up a chair! We're gathering at the virtual study table to follow up on yesterday's foundational discussion about early Jewish-Christian relations, and God's call of the Apostle Paul as a missionary to the Gentiles. If you missed yesterday's discussion, scroll back to it for a good foundation for today's topic. We have established that …
Continue reading 1st Century Christians and Jews: Fractured Relations
You're back...and I'm so excited for today's lesson that I'm jumping right out of my skin! If you're new here and have no clue what I'm talking about, we're in the midst of a Bible study called Why Israel Matters. This week we are focusing on the Jewish roots of our Christian faith and yesterday …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 