I recently returned from Israel where I was blessed to enjoy the first few days of Hanukkah this year. According to popular opinion, Hanukkah has nothing to do with the Christian celebration of Christmas. Or does it? Today, I want to make the argument that it does! True...Christmas trees, tinsel, and gift-giving are totally unrelated …
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Why Don’t Jews Believe in Jesus? (Part 2)
Welcome back friends! Because our heritage is so rooted in Judaism, Christians often struggle to understand why Jews do not believe in Jesus. It is a legitimate wonder on the part of Christians, but it must be balanced with a respect of the Jewish faith. Thus, we're examining some reasons why Jews don't believe in …
A Trip to the Galilee
Today (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) was Shabbat, so everything in Israel is pretty much shut down. Thus, we took the opportunity to make the two hour drive down to Galilee. "Down" has a different connotation in Israel because, though the Galilee area lies to the north of Jerusalem, one always goes "up" to Jerusalem, …
Are we “Battle-Ready?”
We wrapped up a very enjoyable study together last week, and with those in the live group locally, we met one last time for discussion. Following the horrible events in Paris this week, it was fitting to once more nail down how current events line up with end time prophecy. We are, indeed, in a …
