Fire is a destructive force used in wartime “Many of you just don’t get it!” ~ Herbert W Armstrong Israel was commanded to keep the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days.
Joshua’s parting words near the end of his life 1901 illustration by Providence Lithograph Company 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. … 6…
The Gutenberg Bible on display One of the messages I’ve listened to lately mentioned “the greatest story never told”. Of course, this is a play on words from The Greatest Story Ever Told, which ostensibly is about the Gospel. The problem, of course, is that the traditional version of “the…
Artists rendition of Deuteronomy 4:9 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ~ Dt 6:7 (NIV) I set the Bible translation to NIV during the message. I…
Pope Francis, in St Peter’s Square, has become a very popular pope Photo by Edgar Jiménez from Porto, Portugal I imagine many of you have been busy with services and fellowshipping today, and perhaps you haven’t seen the news yet that “Pope Francis: Catholic Church must focus beyond ‘small-minded rules’“:
A 1902 bulb horn from a French antique car Photo by Thesupermat A man was driving carefully on a cloudy day which already had several large raindrops hitting his windshield. It wasn’t just the weather that made him nervous, however, as he was being tailgated on the busy, potentially slick…
A “sukka city” in Jerusalem Photo by Effi B. Tonight according to the Jewish calendar, Sukkot or the “Feast of Tabernacles” begins. I hope everyone desiring to do so got a chance to go to one of the locations throughout the world where various Sabbatarian Christians keep these days. Legacy…
Artists’s rendition of Cain and Abel Public domain per notice on Accuracy in Genesis 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And…
Mount Azazel Photo by deror_avi 29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2008 taken by premier.gov.ru All-round “he-man” President Vladimir Putin loves the spotlight. He runs around shirtless while hunting and riding a horse so often that you wonder if he’s going to come out with his own calendar. That would explain why all the unrestricted images…