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Coincidence? I don't think so!

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                                                                                                                           Coincidence?   I don’t think this is coincidence.     Many years ago, while traveling in Scotland, we met an Australian friend whom we had not seen for many years. Why did we need to travel around the globe to meet him outside Edinburgh Castle? A coincidental meeting or a God ordained event? Whilst this meeting was memorable, it wasn’t life changing, but I believe...

Why read the Old Testament?

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                                                                         Walking with Jesus Zung Gang nach Emmaus, Robert Zund 1877. If you could meet Jesus on your journey home from the city, would you recognize him?       Why is he historically significant?       What difference does it make if you recognize him?      Is he the promised Messiah, God’s Son?       And why was he crucified?      Did he actually rise again?     If he is who he claimed to be, why didn’t he overcome his enemies, prevent his death and deliver Israel from the Romans?   Three days after Jesus’ crucifixion, two disciples, Cleopas and his companion, left Jerusalem for Emmaus. Jesus’ gruesome death had shocked and bewildered the...