I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving! I know it’s a special day for me, a day to enjoy happy times with my family and thank God for all the blessings …
Can We Repair Our Broken World? The Toad and Tikkun Olam
It wasn’t a large toad: maybe two, two-and-a-half inches long. I was in the yard with my grandma when we found him hopping alongside the house. We caught him, put …
Why Christian Zionists Really Support Israel
I had been asked this question a handful of times before by Jewish friends but never in this setting. Riding on a tour bus through Poland, I was the only …
Modern Israel’s Gifts to the World
When we begin to look at the Abrahamic Covenant found in Genesis 12:1–3, we see that God essentially promised Abraham three things: land, seed, and blessing. It is a covenant …
Fall 2019 Up to Jerusalem Tour (Petra Extension) — Day Eleven
We started our last day with breakfast and an early morning hike through the magnificent ancient ruins of Petra, the capital of the Nabataeans. Upon entering the archaeology park, we …
Fall 2019 Up to Jerusalem Tour (Petra Extension) — Day Ten
We were glad to hear the others on the Up to Jerusalem tour that didn’t come with us on the Petra extension arrived safely back in the United States! After …
Fall 2019 Up to Jerusalem Tour — Day Nine
Our morning was extremely informative as we saw both the Knesset and the Israel Museum. At the Knesset, we were given a tour of the government building. One of the …
Fall 2019 Up to Jerusalem Tour — Day Eight
Our first stop on this beautiful morning was Gordon’s Calvary and the Garden Tomb. Dr. Jim Showers gathered our group from both buses and lead us in communion and a …
Fall 2019 Up to Jerusalem Tour — Day Seven
We woke up in the beautiful city of Jerusalem and headed to the City of David. Now a national park, the City of David is where King David captured the …
