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May 19, 2018 | US Embassy Move/What is the Church?
Wow! A lot is happening in Israel right now. If you read or watch the news you’ve seen the United States moved their embassy to Israel’s capital, Israel reacting to the terrorist organization Hamas at the Gaza border,
May 12, 2018 | Israeli Independence
A common mistake some people make about Israel becoming a nation 70 years ago is that it was founded from guilt: that because during World War II, the world remained silent while Jewish people were systematically murdered,
May 5, 2018 | The Olivet Discourse
Who doesn’t like a hero? We spend millions of dollars watching superheroes save the universe at the theaters. We buy their shirts and wear them proudly. But have you ever thought that sometimes as believers we don’t understand why the Jewish people mis...
April 28, 2018 | Theodor Herzl
This year Israel is celebrating 70 years of Independence. On May 14, 1948 a group of men and women in Tel Aviv made a declaration of Independence and the state of Israel was reborn! But the dream of an independent Jewish state did not simply happen by ...
April 21, 2018 | The Diaspora, Part 2
The diaspora is the scattering of the Jewish people all around the world beyond the land of Israel. Last week Chris talked about why God allowed the Jewish people to be scattered and what He did and is still doing through them. If you missed it,
April 14, 2018 | The Diaspora, Part 1
Have you ever thought about how God is working in multiple ways in the same situation? The Bible tells us that His ways are higher than our ways and sometimes we can see a situation and not understand why God would allow it. This week,
April 7, 2018 | Anxiety & Worry
Sometimes, as Christians, we can dismiss the physical effects of struggles and sins we deal with every day. Today on the show, Chris talks about the negative effects of worry and anxiety and what it does to our minds.
March 31, 2018 | The Unblemished Lamb, Passover/Easter
Happy Easter everyone! This year, Passover and Easter coincide. We love when that happens! Chris takes us to the Old Testament where we learn about the Passover. We’ll be reminded that Jesus didn’t celebrate Easter, He celebrated Passover.
March 24, 2018 | Israel My Glory: In Depth-March/April 2018
Chris sits down with Lorna Simcox, Editor in Chief of Israel My Glory magazine. This week we are looking in-depth at the most recent issue, “Mastering the Art of Redefinition.” Lorna explains how this issue came to life and how we as Christians need to...
March 17, 2018 | Russell Robinson, Jewish National Fund CEO
Famous American author Mark Twain visited the land in 1867. When he returned he wrote, [a] desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds—a silent mournful expanse….A desolation is here that not even imagination can grace...