Digging Deeper
Passover - Why is this Night Different Than All Other Nights?
Appreciating the Significance of Passover
Editor's Note: Several years ago I celebrated Passover in Jerusalem with 300 Jewish people from around the world. That experience opened my eyes to the significance of the Passover for modern disciples in every generation. Phillip Lester, a Jewish brother in the New York City Church of Christ, shares his study and observations.
Toolbox of Spiritual Resources from Singapore
God has used John and Karen Louis to plant and build amazing churches in Asia and Australia. Over the years they have developed a series of invaluable lessons into a spiritual Toolbox that contains a wide variety of resources with the aim of providing disciples a structured approach to building their faith, maturity and knowledge. All of this material is free at the Central Christian Church of Singapore website.
"Re-baptizers" Massacred for their Convictions
"What was the surest way to make yourself unpopular in 1530? Join the Anabaptists.
Protestant and Catholic alike reviled these usually peaceable, Bible-loving souls and massacred large numbers of them. One group of Anabaptists (the name, given by their enemies, means "re-baptizers") came into being Jan 21, 1525 in Zurich when city authorities ordered two bible teachers, Conrad Grebel and Felix Manz to stop teaching interpretations of scripture that contradicted the city's officially approved doctrines."
Read the rest of this article on Christianity.com
Death of a Martyr February 23, 155
"Polycarp, the last one of those personally taught by the apostles, was burned at the stake on February 23, 155. As the Lord required, Polycarp was faithful unto death; he did so in expectation that he would receive a crown of life from Christ."
Click here to read a short article about this hero of the faith from Christianity.com
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Pure Religion -- Remembering The Poor
On our planet, 1.2 billion people live in extreme poverty and survive on less than $1 per day. Over 800 million people worldwide are chronically hungry and malnourished. These are not merely the poor, but the “extreme poor” fighting to survive. Each day, 25,000 of them fail to survive and succumb to hunger or hunger-related causes
The Feast of Tabernacles: "Sukkot" Jewish Thanksgiving
Jewish High Holy Days and their relevance for disciples of Jesus
Part 3: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
Yom Kippur - Lessons from this Jewish High Holy Day
The Jewish High Holy Days and their relevance for all disciples of Jesus
Part 2 - Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah - Lessons from this Jewish High Holy Day
The Jewish High Holy Days and their relevance for all disciples of Jesus
Does God Really Have Faith in Me?
