Signs of the Times

Welcome back, study friends!  Pour yourself a cup of coffee and pull up a chair to the study table!  This week we are focusing on signs of the times and signs in today's world are crystal clear.  Let's set the stage, then dive in! Yesterday, our focus was on the signs Jesus and the prophet …

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Arab Christian Pastor Thankful to be an Israeli

We were blessed with so many fantastic speakers at the ICEJ/ACLI Conference earlier this week, and I want to share about one of the most interesting speakers of the event, Pastor Saleem Shalash.  Pastor Shalash is an Arab Christian living in Nazareth (Jesus' boyhood hometown), shepherding Home of Jesus the King congregation. His gratitude for …

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Similarities of Passover and Resurrection Weekend

Welcome back friends!  Yesterday we discovered that the Jewish observance of Passover coincides with the Christian observances of Good Friday and Resurrection Day.  Indeed, the Christian and Jewish events share some similarities, though it is rare that the holidays are observed simultaneously. Let's consider some similarities.  The very essence of the Christian celebration of Good …

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Palm Sunday: The Day of His Visitation

Happy Palm Sunday! As we set our sights on Resurrection weekend (next weekend), it is important to know and understand the significance of Palm Sunday...the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, setting the stage for the remainder of what we now know as Passion Week.  Later that week, Jesus would be crucified and then resurrected, marking …

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