News reports are indicating Hamas (in control in the Gaza Strip) and Fatah (ruling party in the West Bank) will meet in Russia about the same time as the Paris Middle East peace conference. In Paris, world leaders are expected to attempt to implement the "peace plan" laid out by John Kerry in his infamous …
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Israel's Prime Minister asks a logical question: "How can you make peace with someone who rejects your very existence?" In response to US Secretary of State John Kerry's Israel-Palestinian peace plan, Benjamin Netanyahu lays out point-by-point objections to it. See the full 13-minute speech here: Pray for the Prime Minister and other Israeli leaders as …
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Welcome back friends! Recently, a friend forwarded a most apropos email, encouraging us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, while realizing that there is nothing new under the sun! The recent UN resolution making it illegal to build Jewish settlements is simply the latest attempt to keep Israel from laying claim to their own …
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Most of us have heard of Damascus, Syria, but how many in the western world had even heard of Aleppo before the civil war in Syria? Probably not many of us. However, Aleppo (not Damascus) was the largest city in Syria. Prior to 2012, Aleppo was home to about 2.5 million (1/4 of them Christians), …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 