Bethlehem lies 10 kilometres south of the city of Jerusalem, in the fertile limestone hill country of the Holy Land. Since at least the 2nd century AD people have believed that the place where the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, now stands is where Jesus was born. Who defeated Darius th...
History of Jewish Holidays: Hanukkah is an annual celebration commemorating the Jewish uprising against the Seleucids in the late 2nd century BCE. It is one of the most important holidays of the Hebrew calendar. Answer and Explanation: Hanukkah was first celebrated shortly after the actual historic...
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.John 7:39He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For...
Of course, the number for those who made it to the NHL – a step necessary in order to have a sports career that would confer “celebrity” status – was even smaller. Fifty of the 30,000 were drafted, but only 25 played a game (as it happens, even this number was unusually high ...
Note:What is often called Passover today has its origins in two ancient observances. Nissan 14 was the Passover as mentioned in the Torah; at this time, an offering to the Lord, the sacrifice of a lamb, was slaughtered and prepared during the afternoon. Nissan 15 (the new day starting ...
When did Josephus write about Jesus? When was Inherit the Wind published? When were the Hadiths compiled? When did Prophet Muhammad perform Hajj? When is Master Harold and the Boys set? When did Cassius Dio write Roman History? When was She Stoops to Conquer written?
Jesus died to restore that relationship If I seek first His will and righteousness, He will take care of everything else I must view my actions through the lens of God’s holiness 2. Breastplate of Righteousness Doing what is right in God’s eyes protects me from my own sinful desire to...
Today I would lobby hard that the church remember a premier storyteller who has had arguably as much cultural influence as the parables of Jesus: Hans Christian Anderson, Poet, Teller of Tales, and Social Influencer. Hans was born in the early 19th Century in Odense, Denmark to an illiterate...
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Numbers 24:20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be ...
The election Jesus lost Andrew Bull –“Both Parents Matter” candidate for Budshead ward in the Plymouth City Council elections Let every child have both parents The Hampstead Witch Hunt – parental alienation taken to extremes Belgium to open its first shelter for battered men ...