Well, I hope you’re buckled in because we’re finishing this week off with two very exciting lessons! Our excursion today will take us deeper into the world of Muslim activists, and tomorrow’s excursion...well, I’m holding on to that surprise! But be prepared...it may very well challenge your thinking! It is likely no surprise to you …
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ISIS: Satan and his Demons in Human Form?
This week, we have looked at two of Israel’s chief rivals: Hamas and Hezbollah. Each has ambitions to push Israel into the sea and they are relentless. But another terrorist group has captured the attention of the world, so we will swing our focus to Iraq and Syria where ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and …
To Jews, it is Shavuot; to Christians it is Pentecost!
To my Jewish friends, "חג השבועות שמח" To my Christian friends, "Happy Pentecost!" Sundown this evening marks the beginning of the festival of Shavuot in Jewish tradition. Given that, I want to tie this Jewish feast and Christian observance together with several things we've touched on recently, so stick with me! In our study, Looking for …
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A Closer Look at Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits
For Christians, we have just celebrated the most important day of the year: Resurrection Sunday. Christ is risen, and if that were not true, Christianity would crumble. We base our celebration on the Biblical accounts of Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection, which is succinctly wrapped up in this passage: For I delivered to you as of first …
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