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God’s Miracles in Israel’s Military History

Belief in God, Bible, Reasons to Believe, Stories, Zionism and the Bible

Without God’s hand in Israel’s history, we would not exist. Israel’s continued existence, in the face of near-continuous threat, can only be attributed to God’s miraculous intervention and faithfulness to His promises. As we look at…

God’s Promise to Preserve Israel

Belief in God, Theology, Zionism and the Bible

For thousands of years, we have faced nations, empires, and peoples who have tried to eliminate us. We have witnessed Hamas’s commitment to its stated goal: “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam obliterates it, just as…

Walking With God

Belief in God, Theology

Walking is the most basic way humans have traveled throughout history. It is a way to exercise, relieve stress, connect with others, or simply get from place to place in urban environments like New York City. “Walking” is also the language…

God Walking With Us

Belief in God, Theology

Imagine what it would be like going to Israel and discovering God walking in the Kotel. You might have a sense of wonder, and strangely, confidence as you see him teaching students and healing people who were once paralyzed. You see people praising…

Walking in Righteousness: How to Become a Tzaddik

Belief in God, Theological Issues

Can we become a tzaddik (a righteous person) by following the mitzvot of the Torah? It might seem so. The greatest rabbis of recent memory, such as Lord Jonathan Sacks and Adin Steinsaltz, have garnered wide acclaim for the profundity of their…

Do We Have Free Will?

Belief in God, Problem of Evil, Theological Issues, Theology

The topic of free will is one of the most significant questions in philosophy. It has been hotly debated among scholars and authors, but how one answers this question also practically influences how one lives. Do we really have any say whom…

Why is There So Much Evil in the World?

Belief in God, Common Questions, Contemporary Issues, Problem of Evil, Theological Issues

The great Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote that “a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel.” Whatever one's religious convictions, it would be difficult to deny that people are capable of unspeakable cruelty. There…

Suffering and the Existence of God

Atonement and Salvation from Sin, Belief in God, Common Questions, Problem of Evil, Reasons to Believe, Theological Issues

As Ellis Goldstein watched the police car enter his driveway, he braced himself for the bad news. The officer handed Ellis the driver’s license of his seventeen-year-old daughter, Heather, regrettably informing him that she had just died in…

How Has the Bible Transformed the World?

Belief in God, Common Questions, New Testament Issues

How did the world become the way it is today? Any serious answer to this question must acknowledge the tremendous influence the Bible has had on the world. Whatever you believe about the Bible's spiritual claims, the best-selling book in history…

If God is Good, Why Do I Suffer?

Belief in God, Problem of Evil, Today's Difficult Problems

“Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted” (Psalm 10:1, 12). Have you ever expressed similar questions and angst to heaven? Maybe…