Faith Lessons: Garden of Gethsemane

by Daniel McCabe The Betrayal of Jesus John 18:11, “Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?’” A few key events in Scripture have taken place in gardens, including the manipulation of Adam and Eve by Satan in the Garden…

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The coming collision

by Jim Hutchens When an irresistible force meets an unmovable object a collision results. That appears to be the forthcoming scenario between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu. But this is only “Round One.” From day one of his presidency Mr. Obama has put on a full-court press to establish the politically correct mantra of…

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Copper Scroll Dig Begins

Jim Barfield, a retired fire marshal from Oklahoma, believes he has cracked the code on The Copper Scroll.  Applying his arson investigation skills to the world’s most intriguing antiquities, he has achieved something that for four decades has eluded all other archeological and paleographical experts. After two years of planning, Barfiled is now in Israel…

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Faith Lessons: Judean Wilderness

by Daniel McCabe Temptation of Jesus Luke 4:3, “And the devil said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.’” The famed author Herman Melville spent eight days in Jerusalem in 1857 and, overwhelmed by her stony landscape, he wrote often of it in his diary. In one…

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Jerusalem Connection Peace Plan

The Jerusalem Connection Peace Plan is a common sense approach to the Two State solution, based on a Christian Zionist perspective. If there is to be any hope of success, we are convinced there are aspects, until now absent from past peace plans, that must be reflected in any peace plan for the future. Read…

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God, America, and natural disasters

AMERICA IN PROPHECY, PART 4, BY DR. RICHARD BOOKER—- In part two, I stated my belief that there are six possible reasons that could cause the demise of America as the leading superpower of the world. The first reason which I discussed is economic collapse. America has gone from the greatest creditor nation in the…

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God, America, and natural disasters

AMERICA IN PROPHECY, PART 4, BY DR. RICHARD BOOKER—- In part two, I stated my belief that there are six possible reasons that could cause the demise of America as the leading superpower of the world. The first reason which I discussed is economic collapse. America has gone from the greatest creditor nation in the…

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Recipe for Passover Brownies

1/2 cup shortening or butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted 1/2 cup sifted matzo cake meal 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1. Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat until fluffy. 2. Stir in melted chocolate,…

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The Two-State solution is 87 years old

By Victor Sharpe In 1920, Great Britain was given the responsibility by the League of Nations to oversee the Mandate over the geographical territory known as Palestine with the express intention of reconstituting within its territory a Jewish National Home. The territory in question stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the eastern boundary of Mandatory…

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Palestinian Liberation Theology

By Shelley Neese Replacement Theology—the belief that the Christian Church replaced Israel in God’s plan—has found a new home in the work of the Sabeel Center—the Jerusalem-based ecumenical organization for Palestinian Christians. After experiencing decades of decline and total rejection by many denominations, Replacement Theology has resurfaced in the form of Palestinian Liberation Theology (PLT)—a…

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Faith Lessons: Pinnacle of the Temple

by Daniel McCabe Temptation of Jesus Luke 4:9, “Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.’” Life has dangerous edges. One more step forward and you’ll fall over the side. Yet you know…

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God, America, and morality

AMERICA IN PROPHECY, PART 3, BY DR. RICHARD BOOKER— Moral collapse proceeds economic collapse. The great empires of history collapsed because of moral failures as much as they did from military defeats. America is the only nation in the history of nations that was birthed out of religious persecution and with a Judeo-Christian world-view and…

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God, America, and morality

AMERICA IN PROPHECY, PART 3, BY DR. RICHARD BOOKER— Moral collapse proceeds economic collapse. The great empires of history collapsed because of moral failures as much as they did from military defeats. America is the only nation in the history of nations that was birthed out of religious persecution and with a Judeo-Christian world-view and…

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Faith Lessons: Pool of Siloam

by Daniel McCabe Healing a Man Born Blind John 9:25, “One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.” God promised his chosen people that one day he would send them a Servant, the Messiah, their Deliverer. How would they know when the Servant had arrived? According to prophecy, he would “open…

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Faith Lessons: Bethany

by Daniel McCabe Anointing of Jesus Mark 14:8, “She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.” A Tuesday night westerly breeze gently cooled the fig, olive, almond and carob trees that dotted the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives after another long day under a relentless…

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