What is the Significance of Israel’s Newest Holiday?

As Passover comes to a close, I want to connect the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian captivity to a current movement in Israel.  Though the Knesset has yet to pass a bill making it an official Jewish holiday, many Israelis celebrated Yom HaAliyah (Day of Aliyah) on Nisan 10.  (Jewish days begin at sundown, thus Nisan …

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Outraged and Heartbroken

Friends, do you ever experience times of sheer outrage and heartbreak when you look at the condition of today's world?  Though I am supremely confident that our Lord God is firmly in control, we have to live in a world that is not only far from perfect, but walking away from from our gracious God …

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Why was Israel Driven from the Land Promised to Her?

If you have not followed the last two days, please take the "run up" to today's thoughts: Is Israel in Her Land Permanently? Bring the King Home! We began with the premise that God has called Israel to bless all the families of the earth (Genesis 12:3), and they are the vessel through which God will …

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A Brief Look at Jewish History: The Modern Period

  Have you ever wondered how Judaism got its start, or what makes it different today than in its infancy?  As Christians, do we understand how to rightly relate to the Jewish people, with whom we share our roots?  Over the past few days I have tried to provide helpful insight to that line of …

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