Countless visitors to the Holy Land go to the Cenacle, to see the place where Jesus and His apostles shared the Last Supper (Mark 14:12-15). It may be the correct site; but there is another contender.
[Read more…]The “Upper Room” in a Basement!?
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Enjoying a Date with Jesus
No, not going out together. Rather, enjoying the same fruit He would have eaten – from a tree called the Judean Date Palm. Why would that be so unusual? The Judean Date Palm has been extinct for 1,000 years!
[Read more…]Playing Chess with the Ancients
Chess has been popular in the West for centuries. It is thought to have originated in India during the Gupta Empire (A.D. 280-550) and to have been called chaturanga. It has changed names, designs, and rules since then. The current name “chess” is likely derived from an English corruption of the Persian word shah, meaning “king.”
[Read more…]FAITH – Threatening Extinction, Part 3
By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
In the previous two parts of this series on faith, I explained that a faith which will not become extinct is based on evidence, is reasonable, and has Jesus Christ as its object.
Here I want to explore the dynamic nature of faith which results in a transformed life and a certain eternal destiny. Jesus said, “I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly” (John 10:10). He also said that “…apart from Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Obviously, the power capable of transforming our lives must not be “natural,” that is, a result of human endeavor.
[Read more…]For Reflection, May 2021
“Divine” Advice
A team of scientists based in London deleted a gene from twenty-five human embryos using the gene editing CRISPR (an acronym for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats”). Within two weeks they were alarmed to discover numerous unintended edits which would likely lead to birth defects and even cancer later in life. They were all killed immediately.
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