Remember, O LORD, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem’s fall, how they said, “Tear it down! Tear it down! Down to its foundations!” O daughter Babylon, you devastator! Happy shall they be who pay you back what you have done to us! Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them…
Month: July 2014
Gaza, Goliath, and an end to hatred
“The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath . . .” 1 Samuel 17:3 Like fans at a lethal sporting event, Israelites…
Another King named Jesus
“We have a high priest who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.” Hebrews 8:1 What are the limits of patriotism for followers of Jesus? Caesar Augustus (whose given name was Octavian) ruled the Roman Empire from 27 BC to AD 14. He was such an extraordinary…
Holy Lands Peace Pilgrim 