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Senator Schumer's Undemocratic Dangerous Anti-Israel Diatribe

Senator Schumer's Undemocratic Dangerous Anti-Israel Diatribe

Who has really lost its way? Israel, fighting a seemingly never-ending war against genocidal Arabs and Islamists for a century, or Senator Schumer and his Democratic party?

Teaching in Service to God and Truth

Teaching in Service to God and Truth

Christian educators can be the antidote to the murky educational system of the moment/

Dr. Robert Jeffress Requests Your Help with the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act

Dr. Robert Jeffress Requests Your Help with the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act

The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act ensures public safety during emergencies and preserves a vital platform for spreading hope and the Gospel in communities across America. I urge you to stand with me in support of this legislation by contacting your members of Congress.

The Story of St. Patrick

The Story of St. Patrick

Of the thousands of green-clad parade-goers, marchers, and partiers today, few know about Patrick, the man for whom today’s holiday is named. Fewer still know of the man beyond the legend, who supposedly drove the snakes out of Ireland and certainly possessed an indomitable faith in Jesus Christ.

In 2006, Chuck Colson told St. Patrick’s story in a Breakpoint commentary. Here is Chuck Colson:

A Counterintuitive Option Empowers Us to Face 'Anticipatory Stress' of Today's Headlines

A Counterintuitive Option Empowers Us to Face 'Anticipatory Stress' of Today's Headlines

we can ignore the future, but tomorrow is coming whether we like it or not. We can obsess over it, which robs today of its joy while focusing our attention on fears that may never come to pass. Or we can choose a third, counterintuitive option...

Hope: The Christian Alternative to Doom-and-Gloom Environmentalism

Hope: The Christian Alternative to Doom-and-Gloom Environmentalism

Seven years ago, the headlines warned that "the Great Barrier Reef is dying." Given the alarm in those headlines, Australia’s most famous natural treasure is surely lost, isn’t it? Well, no. There's a lesson in that, and it starts by seeing the world as God’s creation.

5 Biblical Reasons Gaza Is Important

5 Biblical Reasons Gaza Is Important

Headlines bombard us with news about the devastation in Gaza—the staggering death toll, the increasing war and bloodshed, the innocent lives lost. People on both sides cry for an end to the violence and the pain.  

As Christians, we hear the news, and our hearts fill with compassion and anguish. Why is this happening? Why are people so eager to fight—and die—over this one small section of land?

Gaza, also called the Gaza Strip, is a thin piece of land of about 140 square miles located between Israel and Egypt. Roughly 2.3 million Palestinians live there, and it is a Palestinian territory. It is situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, with Egypt on its southwest and Israel on its east and north.

However, there is longtime animosity between Israel and Palestine. In 1947, the United Nations divided Palestine into an Arab and a Jewish state. This was to accommodate a post-World War Two desire for a Jewish homeland, but it came against the will of the local Arab population.

On October 7, 2023, the Islamic militant group Hamas killed more than a thousand people, mostly civilians, and took 250 others hostage in the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. Israel immediately declared war on Hamas, and as of this writing, more than 30,000 people have been killed.

Beyond a territory for present-day Palestine, the land is much desired by both groups. But there is also much biblical importance and history surrounding Gaza. Here are five biblical reasons by Gaza is important.

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