Even though the traditional Jewish wedding has been discussed in other articles, and we explained the basic steps up above, it is important to dig a bit deeper and include some of the traditions of the Jewish wedding which have been practiced for thousands of years. There is some variance in traditions at Jesus’ time in history but basic facts […]
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST, Part 1
NOTE: By request, I am re-running this 3-part series originally printed nearly 2 1/2 years ago… The identity of the Bride of Christ has been the subject of much debate. My purpose in this article is to bring up some Scriptures and leave it to you to come to your own conclusions. I believe the answer is not as difficult […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 9/26/2016
As I write today’s Mideast Update, I am looking at a short article that came out in the Atlantic on September 24, 2016. It is titled, “I Do Not Believe There Will be Peace”. This was a quote from General Jamal Mohammad Omer, the Kurdish military chief of staff, in an exclusive interview in his office by the Atlantic. The […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 9/22/2016
I had the opportunity to speak and pray with Pastor R four times this past week. It never ceases to amaze me, as I hear of the miraculous things that are continuing to take place, even under the most horrific circumstances. At a time when all of the efforts of the world’s most powerful and influential people, who are having […]
URGENT PRAYER NEEDED FOR PASTOR R
I received an urgent e-mail from Jerusalem this morning (Pacific Coast Time), letting me know that Pastor R seems to have caught some kind of flu. He is fighting with a high temperature and really needs our prayers. Most of us know, at least to some degree, the kind of things he has gone through–at least, in the last four […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 9/13/2016
As I begin writing the current Mideast Update, I think of the confluence of events in the Middle East today. I have stacks of papers scattered on my desk covering the so-called “Arab Spring”, the Syrian civil war, the escalating military involvement of numerous world powers in the Mideast, the resulting ever-deteriorating refugee crisis, and then of course the fearless […]
THE INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD, Part 4
One of the things that is so difficult for humans to accept, as educated and packed full of knowledge as we can become, is that we really know very little and understand even less when viewing the full scope of life and what our universe is all about. It is even more difficult for us to admit that we are […]
PROPHECY WATCHERS
Just a couple days ago, I was sent the link to this article. Since I thought it was well put and I didn’t see any reprinting restrictions on it, I decided to go ahead and add it to the articles on this blog. I don’t know who the actual author is, but it refers to one of my favorite YouTube […]
MIDEAST UPDATE, 9/5/2016
As the world leaders meet to “solve” the world’s problems, and as high-paid political figures do their negotiating, the world continues to fall apart. For all of the peace proposals and supposed cease-fires, thousands of people continue to die. If they do not die from the bombing campaigns, they may be murdered by any one of the many Islamic jihadist […]
MIDEAST UPDATE: SPECIAL LETTER and REQUEST
September 4, 2016 Shalom Everyone: After having received a second call from Pastor R in Syria this weekend, it became apparent that a short letter needs to be sent out, even ahead of the regular update that is in process of being written. As a result of the miraculous provision of several truck loads of wheat, it was possible to […]