There’s a bit of insanity going on in the Middle East right now; specifically Syria. The big hullabaloo really got going this time when there was a chemical attack in the rebel held city of Douma that killed about 40 civilians and wounded perhaps 500 others. The US and the Western Allies, just hours after […]
THE CABAL OF THE PHARISEES
In reading the Gospels over the years, I had often wondered at Jesus’ studied and unwavering animosity toward the Pharisees, the Jewish religious leaders. He characterized them as vipers and the offspring of Satan. Why such animus. Then I found some interesting research that revealed the true nature of much of this group. In PART […]
TESTING BORDERS….ISRAEL
It’s the usual story being played out. The artificially created Palestinian people engage in violence. Israel responds….and is condemned for their response. It was the start of the Passover Holy Day – and Hamas had scheduled a demonstration march for Land Day. Thirty thousand demonstrators respond. But this is no peaceful march. This has all […]
TESTING BORDERS….AMERICA
When considering this story, remember one thing. The concept of borders were established by God. Acts 17:26: “He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.” This is not the first event of its kind. It was in 2014, […]
THE CABAL OF THE PHARISEES
Throughout Christ’s ministry here on earth we see Him spreading the good news of God’s love, His compassion demonstrated through healing and His offer of forgiveness to all that would accept it. Yet Jesus’ confrontational attitude toward the Pharisees and religious ‘Powers-That-Be’, and His characterization of them as “whitewashed tombs” whose father was the devil […]