Welcome to our last week of Why Israel Matters, study friends! You probably noticed this week's session is entitled Looking for the Blessed Hope. For me, it seems it always comes back to that! So, not only is that the name of this blog, but our study culminates with the same thought: we are to live …
Let’s Worship the King Who is to Come!
Hi friends! If you've been following, you know we are about to wind down the last week of a study called Why Israel Matters. There are lots of reasons why Israel matters, but perhaps no bigger reason than Israel gave us the Messiah. As we dug into Israel's role in world history, we reached a …
Word from Jerusalem – August 2018
From terror tunnels to rocket attacks to fire kites and explosive balloons, Israelis living in the area around the Gaza Strip continue to endure. This month's edition of Word from Jerusalem details the response of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. President Jurgen Buhler shares an interesting fact about Israelis living in that chaotic area: "On …
Report: Egyptian brokered ceasefire between Hamas and Israel
Seemingly just prior to major Israeli military action, there is news of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Once more, Hamas pushes Gaza to the brink of all-out war with Israel (in which Gaza would be utterly destroyed), only to have Egypt step in and save the day. How long can this go on? …
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