POSTCARDS: RAVAGED BY AGE, SHRUNK BY IMMIGRATION, INDIA’S REMAINING JEWS HANG ON
BRIANA TRUJILLO, in an article published by Religion News Service, reports…
World Council of Churches condemns attack on US synagogue
The World Council of Churches has condemned an attack on a US synagogue on the weekend which left at least one person dead and three injured. A 19-year-old man, identified as John Earnest, of San Diego, was in custody following the shooting at the Congregation Chabad in Poway, California – about 37 kilometres north of […]
ESSAY: IN SEARCH OF MARY MAGDALENE
With the recent release of the film, Mary Magdalene, ALVIN JOHNSON takes a look at what we know about her…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: THE CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION AT TYRANNUS HALL
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, ponders why Paul “walked away” from the synagogue in Ephesus…
Discovery of ancient synagogue in Israel hailed as confirming Biblical accounts of Jesus’ ministry
The discovery of the remains of an ancient synagogue in Israel are being hailed as confirmation of the historic accounts of Jesus contained in the New Testament. The synagogue’s remains, which is located at Tel Rechesh, a site in the lower Galilee, reportedly represent those of one of only eight synagogues discovered in Israel that date […]