Most evenings when my kids were little we’d read from a storybook that had fantastically well-written stories from the Bible. My kids enjoyed the stories, and I loved the fact …
Hope in Disappointments
Have you ever been disappointed? I know—what a ridiculous question! Remember Benjamin Franklin’s version of a popular idiom? “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and …
When the Last Survivor is Gone
A few weeks ago, I attended the funeral of one of the most respected members of the Las Vegas Jewish community. Henry Kronberg was 101 when he passed away. Born …
Zion: God’s Precious Possession
My wife and I welcomed our first child in April. It was love at first sight when we saw her, and we were determined to choose a name that would …
The Danger of Replacing Israel (Part 3)
In this series we have learned how it is always dangerous to replace Israel. Replacing Israel occurs when one interprets the word Israel in the text of Scripture to mean …
The Danger of Replacing Israel (Part 2)
In the previous installment, we considered the origin and nature of Replacement Theology, which involves understanding the church to be the new Israel or the spiritual Israel, or otherwise taking …