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 […]
In the northern Galilee, there is an ancient site called Tel Dan. This particular place is mentioned several times in Scripture, many times referred to as Layish. That was the name of the city when Abraham was in the area, and we know from Scripture that Abraham did come to this place. It says in […]
It was on this day in 1974 that the United Nations passed a resolution approving the right of Palestinians to a sovereign state at the expense of Israel. Time would fail us to recount all of the injustices and inconsistencies that have characterized the United Nations throughout the years, especially when it comes to the […]
According to some traditions, it was on this day in 4 B. C. that the infamous Herod the Great died. He was called “great” because of his political power and, perhaps more importantly, his building projects. He was the one who expanded and updated the Second Temple. He built Caesarea by the Sea, the desert […]
When Perry And I Were Married, he literally preached week after week without any break. Our longest streak was a preaching marathon continuing for sixteen weeks. Near the conclusion, he could no longer physically preach or minister in the altars as he had no more strength. As strange as this may sound, it was almost […]
It was on this day in 1973 that a founding father of Israel, and its first Prime Minister, David ben Gurion, died in the city of Tel Aviv. He was a driving force in the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948 and, on May 14th of that year, delivered Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Upon […]
It was on this day in 1948 that the so-called “Road of Valor,” a road cut through the Judean hills connecting Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, was officially opened. This road was built in order to relieve the siege that Jerusalem was under during the Israeli War of Independence. Because of the siege, hundreds of thousands […]
These three words from Luke 2:14 are much needed and longed for in a world where turmoil and violence seem to reign. The angelic hosts uttered them in song on the night Jesus was born. What might they have meant, and how can we, the human race, experience that reality? Where is “peace on earth”? […]
