Sunday November 11th: 3 Kislev It was on this day that Roman ensigns, emblems and images were removed from the Temple courtyard by order of Pontius Pilate. The Jews were incensed at the presence of these things in the Temple court and were threatening a war unto the death. Apparently, Pilate thought it wise to […]

Saturday November 10th: 2 Kislev If no rain had yet fallen by this day in ancient Israel, a day of fasting and prayer was called in order to petition the Creator to send rain. This rainy season is what the Bible refers to as the latter rain. “And it shall be that if you earnestly […]

If you keep up the news, you have probably discovered that the more news you absorb, the more distressed you become. Some people can’t watch news programs without becoming agitated, aggravated, angry, or even depressed. It would probably do us good to wean ourselves off all the bad news; maybe we should quit listening to […]

Dotting the mountainsides of northern Israel are various castles, fortresses and other strongholds. Once such stronghold is called Nimrod’s Castle. Actually, it has nothing to do with Nimrod but is a sprawling Crusader fortress, a stronghold, that sits atop a mountain in the upper Galilee. Another fortress, or at least the ruins of a fortress […]

A while back I picked up an old book off my shelf by a revivalist by the name of Charles Finney. The book was titled, “Revivals of Religion,” and it is all about how to usher in and sustain revival. There is a chapter in this book titled, “The Backslider in Heart.” While I was […]

According to some traditions, it was on this day that Noah and his family departed from the ark, just a little over a year after entering into the ark. Scripture records this in Genesis 8:18, 20-21: “So, Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him. Then Noah built an […]

We recall, today, that the month of Cheshvan is considered to be a time of darkness and gloominess. We also recall that, according to Isaiah, the Galilee was a place of spiritual darkness that was shone a great light as Christ ministered in that area. “Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into […]