For Christians, we have just celebrated the most important day of the year: Resurrection Sunday. Christ is risen, and if that were not true, Christianity would crumble. We base our celebration on the Biblical accounts of Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection, which is succinctly wrapped up in this passage: For I delivered to you as of first …
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In what many see as a fitting illustration of US-Israeli relations, American Secretary of State John Kerry will be engaged in negotiations with Iran regarding a nuclear deal while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing a US joint session of Congress regarding the threat of a nuclear Iran. It doesn't get any more messed …
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Several years ago, good friends of mine talked me into riding a rollercoaster. I’m not much of a rollercoaster fan, so was very resistant to the idea. Therefore, before “the big one,” they insisted that I ride "the small one" that only dropped me about 100 feet at somewhere around 50 mph. After surviving that …
The debate rages. On one hand, our president (and others) tells us: We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam. While a once very devout Muslims tell us: Wherever I go in the world, people ask me about ISIS. And I advise them to ignore the …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 