by Michael Veenema | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Empowering and Healing Ways from Romans 12 The Bible book of Romans is a long letter that circulated among the early churches. The Apostle Paul wrote it. In it he reveals that when we put our trust in Jesus Christ, we begin a new life (chapter 6), leaving behind...
by Michael Veenema | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here’s a question as we continue from where we left off in Part One. How did anti-Jewish feelings arise in the Western world? You can be forgiven if you think it is futile to try to answer this question in a short space like this! Some of the answer lies in the...
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...
