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When you think about the life of Jesus, there is a lot of fanfare made about his place of birth. Old Testament prophecies predicted where he would be born and even in the gospels, we find stories about his birth. He was born in Bethlehem and grew up in Na...

One of the many Israeli wineries that have been steadily gaining a wider audience in the United States is the family-run Gush Etzion Winery.

In a country whose biblical and modern history are intertwined and covered with dramatic events taking place at locations everywhere, Gush Etzion is

Don't let anyone tell you that the geographical details of the Bible don't matter.

Don't let anyone tell you that the geographical details of the Bible don't matter.

Ask anyone who celebrates Christmas where the Christ-child was born, and most will name Bethlehem. 

Proverbs 11:14 Numbers 24:17 – The Star out of Jacob.  Not the numberless stars prophesied of in Genesis 15:5, 22:17, 26:4, 37:9, Exodus 32:13, Deuteronomy 1:10, 10:22, 28:62, 1 Chronicles 27:23, Nehemiah 9:23, Hebrews 11:12. Not the star of the Remphan (Amos 5:26, Acts 7:43), the morning star (literal translation of the word Lucifer, Isaiah 14:12), Wormwood (Revelation 8:10), the falling star (Revelation 9:1),  the twelve stars of Israel (Revelation 12:1),  third part of the stars that fe...

Proverbs 3:21-26 Genesis 35:1-3 – Yesterday Jacob was in deep trouble. His kids murdered an entire town seeking revenge. This is one of the few times we see the correct pattern of how to handle problems (we’ll see many examples of the wrong way). Jacob listened. Jacob repented.  Jacob obeyed. God blessed. Genesis 35:20 – Rachel dies and is buried in Bethlehem Ephratah (Gen 48:7). Jeremiah 31:15 talks about her weeping for the children. Micah 5:2 mentions this place Bethlehem Ephratah ...

By Jon Duncan Centerpoint Church Join us online for Centerpoint Church’s Christmas Eve Service, available Thursday, Dec. 24, at www.centerpointpagosa.com. “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all t...

Proverbs 30:1-4  Micah 1:1 –  Micah is a contemporary of Isaiah – he was around in the days of  Hezekiah. Notice that even during good king Hezekiah, Samaria (capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel) and Jerusalem (capitol of the southern Kingdom of Judah) still had sin problems. Micah 1:13 – Micah is warning Lachish of coming judgment – this was fulfilled when Sennacherib destroyed Lachish as he moved toward Jerusalem. Micah 2:2 – “even a man and his heritage” – This is wr...