Thanksgiving Through a Jewish Lens

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Let’s start the day with a bit of Hebrew trivia:  There you have it!  Our God is God of every tiny detail, and it is no coincidence that turkey is the traditional fare for Thanksgiving.  Cool, huh! Now, about that “Give thanks” part...yesterday we learned that the “Thanksgiving passage” appears in Scripture five …

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Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good!

Yesterday we began a series examining the roots of our American Thanksgiving holiday.  We were reminded that pilgrims came to this land to "fulfill a fateful mission to build an ideal Christian commonwealth."  Upon arrival, however, they faced difficulty, but eventually were miraculously blessed by Native Americans who helped them learn to survive harsh new …

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For Zion’s Sake – November 2018

Greetings friends!  Indeed, time spent in prayer is never wasted, so I hope it is your habit to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, as Psalm 122 exhorts. On the first Wednesday of every month we join believers from all over the world to do just that.  Our Father in heaven is pleased when His …

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Losing Nikki Haley at the UN

As you likely know, US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, resigned yesterday morning.  Since then, numerous people have expressed concern about losing Israel's most staunch supporter (other than the Israeli ambassador) at the UN.  How will this impact Israel and the way they are seen and treated by the UN? Well, I have no …

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