by Shelley Neese The European Union and United Nations’ attempts to stop Iran’s nuclear program have amounted to little more than wrist-slapping. After five years of negotiations – alternating carrots with sticks – the terrorist regime remains unpersuaded. Iran’s long-range-missile test and announcement that it possesses 6,000 uranium-enriching centrifuges were this summer’s demonstrations of the…
By Jim Hutchens One of the most remarkable yet revealing statements in Scripture is in Paul’s letter to the Corinthian believers. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. (I Corinthians 11:19). The word for “differences” is translated “heresies” elsewhere (cf. Galatians 5:20, II Peter 2:1).…
By Victor Sharpe The American Thinker Throughout the Arab, and most of the Muslim world, the territory between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea is called Palestine while the name, Israel, is blotted out. The so-called moderate wing of the Palestinian Authority displays a wall map behind the desk of its Chairman, Mahmoud Abbas,…
by Daniel McCabe Walk to the Cross Isaiah 53:7, “He was led as a lamb to the slaughter.” Under the command of their crusty centurion, the four-man execution squad stripped Jesus of the purple robe that they had used as a prop to mock his claims of kingship, and they forced Jesus to change back…
by Shelley Neese The Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, Atlantis, the Philosopher’s stone. Whether the objects of legend or reality, certain ancient mysteries arrest the imaginations of every generation. They are antiquities that refuse to be forgotten—remaining hidden enough to evade discovery but historically prominent enough to leave a smattering of clues. Many…
by Jim Hutchens Everyone agreed—the moment was electric. The climate, context and occasion were perfect. Who could say it better and with greater poignancy? The occasion was Christians United for Israel’s National Night to Honor Israel in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2008. With quiet authority, Sen. Joe Lieberman stood and announced, “I am your…
Trial Before Herod Antipas Luke 13:32, “And He said to them, ‘Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’” Aesop wrote in his famous fables of a famished fox who spied a cluster of ripe black grapes hanging from a…
by Jim Hutchens A benediction is “the invocation of blessing, especially at the end of a worship service; to bless or speak well of.” (The American Heritage Dictionary). The most familiar benediction/blessing of both Jews and Christians is found in Numbers 6:24-26. “The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face to…
By Victor Sharpe Before the Tribes of Israel would cross the River Jordan and enter the Promised Land, the first among them had taken possession of territory east of the Jordan. These tribes were the half tribe of Manasseh, Gad and Reuben who received the kingdom of the Amorites, Bashan, and Gilead. Biblical Bashan incorporates…
by Daniel McCabe Trial Before Pontius Pilate John 19:5, “Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, ‘Behold the Man!’” A steady parade of Roman governors had tried unsuccessfully to keep the peace in Jerusalem, but Pontius Pilate knew that he must succeed where others…