I woke up this morning as burdened as I have ever been for the state of our nation and the world. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states. Boldly, the White House proudly displayed the rainbow of colors that the homosexual community has …
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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 …
Continue reading Netanyahu Arrives in Washington as Kerry Arrives in Switzerland
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 …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 