Sometimes we have trouble with the concepts of faith and works. It’s so important to know that works don’t save us, but works follow all genuine salvations. Galatians and James use Abraham to illustrate the works-faith contrast: Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Those who rely on faith are blessed […]
It was on this day in 1947 that the UN voted to partition Palestine creating what was then called Trans-Jordan and what would become the modern state of Israel. The very next day, Arab terrorist campaigns were released against Jewish inhabitants living in the land. Nevertheless, this division led to a series of events that […]
All of us have relationships; some of them close, some of them not so close. Over the years, some of these relationships can grow stronger but some can become distant, some strained and, in some cases, can dissolve entirely. Sometimes it’s hard to discern if there is proper justification for these waning relationships. There can […]
It was on this day in 167 B. C. that an altar dedicated to Zeus Olympus was set up by Athenus the Syrian, the man in charge of public worship. This particular action led to the conflict that would result in the Feast of Dedication, known as Hanukkah. How did it come to be that […]
Today is traditionally considered to be the birthday of Jacob’s oldest son, Reuben. In Scripture, a lot of emphases are placed on the supremacy of firstborns, but a lot of times what we see in firstborns is not so flattering. They’re not always exposed to us in the best light. At the end of his […]
It was on this day in 1913 that schools opened up in the Holy Land using Hebrew as the official language of instruction. This was after an ongoing struggle to determine what language should be used. This is fascinating considering that, up until that point in time, Hebrew was more or less a language only […]
Biblically, our mission as believers is to be a light to the nations. But there is an ironic component of this command: in being this light we aren’t supposed to draw attention to ourselves. As light in the world, we’re supposed to deflect any attention from us and onto our Father in Heaven. Furthermore, in […]
Throughout this season it is very easy to get caught up in the business of everything that needs to be done for the Holidays that we forget to focus on what truly matters during this season, which is Jesus. As you’re preparing for the Holidays allow these Christmas symbols to remind you of the true […]
We live in a fast-paced, competitive world that, unfortunately, demonstrates and manifests an evolutionary mindset, and by that, we mean “survival of the fittest.” As believers in the Messiah, we are not to adopt the ways of the world. In fact, Jesus told us that we are not to lord over one another like the […]
It was on this day in 1977 that President Anwar Sadat of Egypt addressed the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. This was one of the more significant steps that eventually led to the Camp David accords, which then resulted in a semblance of peace that existed between Israel and Egypt. Unfortunately for Anwar Sadat, there were […]
