The Suffering Call

Pull up a chair, open your Bible to Genesis 15 and settle in!  Today, we're looking at the second of the 3-fold call of God upon Abraham.  Yesterday, God's birthing call was revealed, and today we'll find "golden nuggets" as we study God's Word! In Genesis 15:7-12, we find the account of Abraham's willingness to …

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Muslim Woman Comes to Faith in the Jewish Messiah

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob loves the descendants of Ishmael and draws them to Himself.  Furthermore, those descendants of Ishmael were created with the same internal yearning to know God that we all have...it's just that they think His name is Allah!  (See In Search of the One True God) For some, their …

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What is Jerusalem Day All About?

Yom Yerushaliyam...Jerusalem Day.  It is one of Israel’s most celebratory days, as they commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem following the Six Day War.  As a Christian, I have a yearning not only to understand this Israeli celebration, but to enter into it!  It is an extraordinary milestone in Israel’s history and, for those of us …

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Looking Toward a Fourth Great Covenant

Welcome back Bible students!  We're reconvening at the study table to jump back into Why Israel Matters: Rightly Relating to Our Jewish Roots.  We're heading into a set of lessons I titled "Bring the King Home."  We'll spend a few days this week diving in, to pull up a chair! Previously, we took at look at 3 …

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