A “sukka city” in Jerusalem Photo by Effi B. Tonight according to the Jewish calendar, Sukkot or the “Feast of Tabernacles” begins. I hope everyone desiring to do so got a chance to go to one of the locations throughout the world where various Sabbatarian Christians keep these days. Legacy…
Artists’s rendition of Cain and Abel Public domain per notice on Accuracy in Genesis 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And…
Mount Azazel Photo by deror_avi 29 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2008 taken by premier.gov.ru All-round “he-man” President Vladimir Putin loves the spotlight. He runs around shirtless while hunting and riding a horse so often that you wonder if he’s going to come out with his own calendar. That would explain why all the unrestricted images…
“I do not believe in the teachings of Herbert W Armstrong!” If you cannot make that statement, then it is time for you to repent of your idolatry! I believe in the teachings of the Bible and of Jesus Christ, and if the teachings of Herbert W Armstrong happen to line up with…
It seems like an odd thing to me to realize that only the older teenagers even remember 9/11. Those older who are older than I would sometimes ask, “Where were you when you heard that JFK had been shot?” These days, you sometimes hear the question, “Where were you on…
President Bashar al-Assad Picture by Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom / ABr Russia has asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and then have them destroyed, in an attempt to avoid US military strikes. ~ Jim Muir, BBC, “Give up weapons, Russia urges Syria“ Secretary of State John…
Proclamation for a New England Fast Day 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. ~ Ps 10:4 We have often heard that the main reason for fasting is to humble one’s self before God in order to…
Pope Francis at Vargihna, Brazil Photo by Tânia Rêgo/ABr, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Brazil license Reported today by the AP, available at Yahoo! News, “Pope: Abandon ‘futile’ military Syria solution“:
A Yemenite Jew blows a shofar Tonight begins the Feast of Trumpets according to the calculated Jewish calendar. It is called “Rosh Hashanah” by Jews, but that merely means “New Year” (literally “head of the year”). Still, there is some recognition of its importance, as it kicks off the “Days…