God’s Special Purpose for the Jewish People

Welcome back friends...and happy Monday! Yesterday we discovered that, though Israel is God's chosen land and the Jews are God's chosen people, God does not love them any more or any less than the rest of us!  Praise God for that! But what is God's purpose in choosing them?   The last part of Genesis …

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What’s Happening in Aleppo?

Most of us have heard of Damascus, Syria, but how many in the western world had even heard of Aleppo before the civil war in Syria?  Probably not many of us.  However, Aleppo (not Damascus) was the largest city in Syria.  Prior to 2012, Aleppo was home to about 2.5 million (1/4 of them Christians), …

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Breaking: Israel Attacks Stockpile of WMD in Damascus!

I am following a developing story very closely.  Early this morning (Israel time), Israel struck targets near Damascus Syria and, contrary to normal protocol, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman confirmed what is believed to be a surface-to-surface missile strike on a target suspected of containing WMD set for delivery to Hezbollah. In a statement, Liberman …

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Interpreting the Times

In Phoenix the temperatures have soared to 120 degrees.  Summer is at hand and rumbling thunder moved through yesterday afternoon, leaving a few teasing raindrops.  Soon, 2,000' tall walls of dust (called "haboobs") gathering to the south will dance across the desert floor and blow into Phoenix.  If we're fortunate, rain will follow. Monsoon season …

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