Samson was a man addicted to his appetites of anger, lust, and self indulgence.   I got to visit his hometown last October.  Sadly Samson died with so much undone.   In an incredibly last minute restoration by God of his strength, He was able to finally fight for his people against the evil, rebellious…

  While in Israel, my wife and I visited a Bedouin village.  This Muslim family lives in Israel and their 15 year old is proudly training for the Israeli army.   I was shocked that Muslims served in the Israeli army.  Perhaps I shouldn’t be shocked, but I assumed as an American watching the news that…

It was an area like this that Abraham and his wife took in strangers that turned out to be angels.     Abraham say guests coming and was delighted to entertain and provide for strangers. That’s just what you do.   He ran to his wife Sarah and asked her to make… SIXTY POUNDS of…

This past Christmas Eve, I taught about Christmas using a Menorah.   Here is the video clip of the service. Here is the message manuscript from that talk. “You might be surprised to see a Jewish Menorah at a Christmas Celebration.    The designs for the Menorah were given to Moses by God in Exodus 25.…

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