Raised to Hate Jews, Now Practicing Judaism

Sometimes you run across a story that must be retold. That's the case with Rawan Osman, who was born in Damascus, raised in Lebanon to a Shi'ite Muslim mother and a Sunni Muslim father. That in itself is extraordinary. Shi'ites and Sunnis hate one another. Not only that, the city in which she grew up …

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Israel’s Surprising Secret Weapon

Israel is known for lots of secret things! They have secret agents in secret places, secret weapons in not-so-secret places, and secret plans in the minds of Israeli leadership. You can never fully take them at face value, as they almost always have something much deeper beneath the surface! Israelis are a unique people. Why? …

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Great Hope in a Chaotic World

Chaos. It seems to grow worse and worse! Back in 2022 I opened the year talking about chaos. It wasn't a new thing then, nor is it a new thing now. It just seems to magnify every year. I won't go into the politics of it all, but as long as half the country hates …

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The Mystery of Lawlessness is Already at Work!

As we seek the return of Jesus, we are reminded in 2 Thessalonians 2:7 that the mystery of lawlessness is already at work in the world! If you doubt that, consider what's going on in Minneapolis and other cities across America (and the world) right now! Lawlessness is rampant, and is one of the things …

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