Mar 23, 2019 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 418 that a law was adopted whereby no Jew could hold public office nor any official position within the entirety of the Roman Empire. By this time, Rome had adopted Christianity as the state religion, the Nicean Council had met and the...
Mar 22, 2019 | All Posts, Word From Bill |
Shalom everyone. As you know, we have just observed the festival of Purim and, with it, the annual reminder that the enemies of God never tire of accusing and attacking God’s people. Their quest to disparage and destroy Israel is never ending. One of the latest...
Mar 22, 2019 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is regarded as Shushan Purim, the continuation and culmination of the holiday that celebrates the Jewish victory over those who plotted to kill them. It’s called Shushan Purim because the Persian capital of Shushan was where the edict to destroy the Jews was...
Mar 21, 2019 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is Purim, a holiday which tells the story of the deliverance of the Jews living in Persia. It’s recorded in the book of Esther: “And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, who were in all the provinces of King...
Mar 20, 2019 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is recognized as the fast of Esther. This was a fast called in preparation to go into the King of Persia and reveal Haman’s plot against the Jews. Having heard of this evil plot and of Esther’s initial hesitation to go before the King, her kinsman, Mordecai,...
Mar 19, 2019 | All Posts, On This Day |
I have long felt that in many respects the body of Messiah is, in a manner of speaking, reliving the 1st century. Specifically, as we are reintroduced to the roots of our faith, and the discovery of just what it really means to be “in Messiah” questions arise. How do...
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