Scripture Reading for August 27, 2016
Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25, “Eikev” (On the heel of … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 49:14 – 15:3 New Testament: Romans 8:31– 39 Gospel: John 14:1 – 7, “Be’bet Avi” (My Father’s house … )
Billy Graham Association issues voting guide
By Breaking Christian News— As Franklin Graham travels to all 50 states on the Decision America Tour, he’s urging Christians to boldly live out their faith—at home, in public and at the ballot box. Many decisions are made at the president’s desk, but the major political party to which he or she belongs wields significant…
Churches reject Black Lives Matter movement’s anti-Israel agenda
By Abra Forman, BIN— A group of predominantly African-American churches in America’s south has strongly condemned the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement’s anti-Israel political platform and reaffirmed its strong support for the Jewish State. Responding to BLM’s platform, which accuses Israel of conducting “genocide” against the Palestinian people and calls it an “apartheid state”, the…
Hezbollah Threatens to Invade Israel, Destroy Jewish State
By Israel Today— A top Hezbollah leader this month said that the Lebanese terrorist militia is now capable of not only firing missiles at Israel, but can also launch a ground invasion of the Jewish state. “Israel is closer than ever before to its demise,” Lebanese cleric Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, said…
Putin said willing to host Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
By Times of Israel— Amid speculation over a developing Egyptian bid to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said late Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to host Israeli and Palestinian leaders for direct talks. In a briefing with newspaper editors in Cairo, Sissi said Israel is increasingly convinced of…
Palestinian Mufti: All of Jerusalem is Islamic!
By Israel Today— The Palestinian Authority-appointed Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein (pictured), declared on Sunday that the entire city belongs to Islam and the Arabs, and must be defended against the Jews. Speaking on the 47th anniversary of an arson attack against the Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Australian man, Hussein urged all Arabs living…
Quote of the Week
“It is not God’s purpose for us to remain permanently as children. God has a plan for us to grow up into mature sons.”—Derek Prince
Salon: GOP must dump Jesus or risk irrelevance in post-Christian America
By Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart— Salon Magazine has accused the Republican Party of being out of touch with “post-Christian America,” warning the GOP that if it doesn’t renege on its alliance with Christianity, it will soon become irrelevant. Ted Cruz’s failure to get the GOP nomination, Matthew Sheffield proclaims in Salon, “is a perfect window…
Israel braces for damaging Obama UN initiative
By World Israel News— Although US Middle East expert Dennis Ross recently said he doubts President Obama will push for a UN resolution that may pave the way for a Palestinian state and would place unnecessary pressure on Israel before he leaves the White House, Israelis are skeptical and are preparing for the possibility nonetheless.…
Scripture Reading for August 20, 2016
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11, “Va’etchanan” (And he pleaded … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 40:1 – 16 New Testament: Galatians 3:15 – 25 Gospel: Matthew 23:31 – 39, “Atem meyedeem” (You are witnesses … )