by Michael Veenema | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 1939 a ship, the MS St. Louis, left Hamburg, Germany with 937 Jewish passengers. They hoped to find a haven from Nazi persecution. They sailed to Havana, Cuba. The Cubans did not want them. But neither did Canadians. The ship was denied entry into the port of...
by Michael Veenema | Apr 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Bible writers identify many different groups living in and near the Middle East from very roughly 2,000 BC (BCE) to about 100 AD (CE). One noteworthy listing is found early in the text, in Genesis 10. It lists 70 “nations” or people groups. Part of the list...