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Sep 8
3 min

Souls Longing to Connect with God: Seeing the Church of the Sepulchre in a Different Way

In the early morning hours of Shabbat, there is a calming stillness that lingers over the city of Jerusalem. You can hear the chorus of s...

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BEYOND THE HEIGHTS OF CARMEL, AND TO THE VALLEY BELOW By John W. Moore

Bible Passages

Jun 11
3 min

BEYOND THE HEIGHTS OF CARMEL, AND TO THE VALLEY BELOW By John W. Moore

Elisha could see the anguished Shunammite woman moving rapidly across the valley. What was troubling her? Was something wrong with her hu...

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Bible Passages

May 22
2 min

A MOUNTAIN OF TEARS

Head covered, barefoot and weeping, King David climbed the Mount of Olives in hurried flight. The Kingdom was in turmoil.

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Bible Passages

May 20
10 min

A TOUGH TIME TO BE A CRITIC

With all of the current discoveries of archaeology, it is certainly a tough time to be a critic.

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Bible Passages

May 9
2 min

FINDING PEACE ON A ROCKY CRAG

On a rugged, isolated mountaintop, despite the darkness of a cave, David grew in faith and composed some of the world's greatest poetry.

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Jesus Wins Every Time - Hope at Armageddon

Bible Passages

Apr 23
7 min

Jesus Wins Every Time - Hope at Armageddon

The word Armageddon is a Greek amalgamation of two Hebrew words, Har meaning “hill”, and the name for the biblical city known as “Megiddo”.

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