Welcome back, Bible students! Be honest: Did you struggle with yesterday’s homework assignment? Was it difficult to “welcome” all those people groups into “our” celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church? If we are honest, haven’t we knowingly or unknowingly claimed the work of the Holy Spirit and …
Continue reading Building Jewish-Arab Relationships in Light of Pentecost
Here's an added bonus today! Though we concluded the Back to Beit Lehem series this morning, I thought you might like to see a few behind-the-scenes bonus pieces. Lots of laughter here! If you have just wandered on to this site and wonder what our series, Back to Beit Lehem, was about, just think "reconciliation." …
Continue reading Promised Land Stories: Back to Beit Lehem – Gleanings
While the world struggles to overcome the coronavirus, and while American eyes (and indeed, the eyes of much of the worl) are on the US elections, some of the most incredible history is being made right before our eyes in the Middle East! Jews and Arabs...descendents of Isaac and Ishmael...have made peace and are enshrining …
https://www.facebook.com/IsraelMFA/posts/10157770246766317 This is the picture of peace! The first flight from Ben Gurion airport (Israel) to Abu Dhabi, UAE is scheduled for departure right now! (Midnight AZ time, 10:00 am Israel time) Once thought impossible, the Trump administration has successfully brokered a peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 