All good things come to an end and our first in a great while Return to Israel Tour was one of those good things! But not before seeing three final sites: a driveby of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, Emmaus and the Ayalon Institute. Though Israel has been a reborn nation since 1948, and despite …
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This year's celebration of Passover and Resurrection Weekend (Easter) has been special and very unique. The Hebrew calendar is lunar-based as opposed to the common, solar-based Gregorian calendar. Thus, Jewish holy days and festivals do not fall on the same Gregorian calendar days each year. Ironically, the Feast of First Fruits (embedded at the end …
Resurrection Sunday is my favorite day of the year, far eclipsing even Christmas. There is something about waking up on Resurrection Day with a very vivid picture of the empty tomb in my mind, and knowing that almost 2,000 years ago, two women peaked inside to find only the grave clothes of Jesus left behind. …
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Week 1, Lesson 4: When Jesus “Shows Up” Hey study friends, are you encouraged by God’s faithfulness? He is amazing, isn’t He? Today we will look at God’s ultimate faithfulness as our study leads us to the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. But wait, there’s more! An interesting thing happened …
