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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Sheep Fields Outside of Bethlehem In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; …
Perhaps my western mind simply does not understand Middle Eastern thought, but the relationship between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority boggles my mind. One day they are forming a unity government together, another day they seem to mistrust or oppose all that the other does. They go to incredible lengths to destroy Israel, but any …
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שמח חג הסוכות Happy Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)! Celebrations are going on in Jerusalem and around the world. (New York, Tulsa, and Los Angeles, among other American cities) In fact, while camping with friends this weekend, a local Messianic congregation was celebrating Sukkot in our campground! Christian worship and traditional Jewish music caught my …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 