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“What were we made for? To know God. What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God. What is the ‘eternal life’ that Jesus gives? Knowledge of God.”—J.I. Packer, Knowing God
“What were we made for? To know God. What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God. What is the ‘eternal life’ that Jesus gives? Knowledge of God.”—J.I. Packer, Knowing God
By JONATHAN TOBIN— President Obama was in Los Angeles this week to hobnob with some of his biggest fans in Hollywood. He gave his usual stump speech blaming the Republicans for all the country’s ills at a private fundraiser where he rubbed elbows with Barbra Streisand and Jeffrey Katzenberg. After that, he attended a gala…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli Independence Day, is a joyous holiday. In Israel, every year, from Eilat to Metulla, from Tel Aviv to the Jordan Valley, everyone across every spectrum – secular, religious; rich, poor; left, Right, Ashkenazi, Sephardi – is out celebrating. The reconstitution of the Jewish state, and its growth within…
DetailsThink on this: “This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God’s commands and remain faithful to Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12 ) Pray on this: Heavenly Father, in light of the coming wars and rumors of wars, grant us a special anointing of your grace that we might have patient endurance…
DetailsBy SHOSHANA BRYEN, AMERICAN THINKER— Sometimes it is braggadocio. Sometimes it is the last rhetorical shot before making a political change previously thought impossible. But sometimes, just sometimes, it is truth as the teller sees it. Hamas released a video for Israel’s 66th anniversary, entitled “No Hope,” (a play on Israel’s national anthem, Hatikva, or…
DetailsBy ATTILA SOMFALVI, YNETNEWS— Israel on Tuesday hit back at a Newsweek report claiming American officials believe Israeli intelligence-gathering efforts in the US have “crossed red lines. The Israeli embassy in Washington issued a denial, saying that “Israel does not conduct any spying activities (against the US), and condemns any attempt to tarnish Israel with…
DetailsYHVH is our hope and the guarantor of our future survival. Decree and declare it! .**Pray for the perimeters of Israel to be secured. **Pray that Israel would never be ambushed or taken by surprise by our enemies. **Pray that Israel’s defenders will instantly obey YHVH’s call to engage against any enemy without holding…
DetailsBy EARL COX, JPOST — The US government and universities have been infiltrated and influenced by Islamists. Why should we believe mainstream Christian churches in America are exempt? What is surprising is the disturbing depth of deception being proliferated by the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA) via their published study guide…
DetailsRomans 9:6-9 It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” In other words, it is not the children by…
DetailsTorah:Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2. “Behar” (on the mountain…) Haftorah: Jeremiah 32:6 – 27 New Testament: Hebrews 13:15 -16 Gospel: Luke 4:16 – 21, “Ruach Yahweh alie” (The Spirit of Yahweh is upon me…)
DetailsBy YNET— Some 3,000 Palestinian Authority police officers will join the Gaza government’s security forces, Palestinian media reported Sunday, almost seven years after Hamas violently outsed Fatah men from Gaza in what has become to be known as the Battle of Gaza. Abd al-Salam Siyam, the secretary-general of the Gazan cabinet, said the officers were…
DetailsBy JPOST— Israel began paying tribute to its 23,169 casualties of war and terrorism on Sunday as events marking Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terrorism commenced at the Yad Labanim memorial site in Jerusalem. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, Supreme Court…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Israel will mark Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism over the next 24 hours, with a series of services that are scheduled to begin on Sunday afternoon. The first state ceremony honoring Israel’s 23,169 fallen soldiers is scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. at Jerusalem’s…
DetailsBy ITAMAR MARCUS AND NAN JACQUES ZILBERDIK, PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH— Even at the height of the peace negotiations with Israel, in December 2013, Fatah official Tawfiq Tirawi said that Palestinians were not committed to non-violence. Rather, he said that negotiations are just one option, and do not preclude use of the “rifle,” which the Palestinians…
DetailsBy YAAKOV LAPIN, JPOST— Israel is set to pay tribute to 23,169 casualties of war and terrorism who have fallen since 1860. On Sunday evening, events marking the Day of Remembrance for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism will be held around the country. The Defense Ministry said 57 newly fallen had…
DetailsThink on this: “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For…
Details“If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men possessed of these other excellent qualities are chosen to fill the seats of government, we…
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