A blog post by Darris McNeely
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Amman the capital of Jordan is a modern progressive Arab city. It is a city of contrasts. There is an older part of the city on the east side where the Palestinian refugee camp sits like a crowded ant hill. The west side of the city is where the money lives. Modern restaurants and shops. Gleaming car showrooms offer the latest European and Japanese imports.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Today is the Last Great Day, the last holy of the season. We observe this day as a picture of the coming period when God will bring ultimate justice to a world lacking this critical dimension of life.
It is a day when all is made right, the time of true justice. The dead small and great will stand before God and have the books opened for their understanding. Billions of humans who never understood the truth of God will have the chance to understand God's purpose for their life.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Today we left our hotel very early bound for the ancient city of Pella, about an hours drive north of Amman. Under a hot sun and cloudless sky more than 200 of our group gathered on the stone steps of a rest house for a unique church service during the Feast of Tabernacles.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
On Thursday, October 19, our group headed out at 5 AM to travel two and on half hours south into the desert to Wadi Musa, the small village at the entrance to the ancient ruins of Petra, the former capital of a once flourishing Nabataean empire. This fable d city has become Jordan's prime tourist spot, evidenced by the dozens of tour buses that were already in the parking lot when our 5 buses pulled in.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Akel Biltaji, a senior advisor to Jordan's King Abdullah made some extemporaneous remarks after dinner tonight at Amman's Le Meredien Hotel. Citing the common points between Islam and christianity Biltaji used the cities and cites of the region where Christ, Elijah, Moses and Mohammed visited and traveled, to draw a point that they form the "biblical road map to peace" if only the differing parties could focus on those common points.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
Blogging continues from Amman Jordan for a few days while here for the United Church of God observance of the Feast of Tabernacles. Our presence here as a church resumes after several years absence. More than 200 members from around the world are here for this year's service.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
J.I. Packer, an editor of Christianity Today magazine comments on a fundamental evangelical belief about salvation. He cites a basic creed which says, "The Bible offers no hope that sincere worshipers of other religions will be saved without personal faith in Jesus Christ."
A blog post by Darris McNeely
It seems al-Qaida has begun to infiltrate the Gaza Strip. This Jerusalem Post article reports that parts of Gaza are beginning to be like Afghanistan under the Taliban.
A leaflet signed by al-Qaida of Jihad in Palestine says their goal is to restore the Caliphate and unite Muslims into one state.
A blog post by Darris McNeely
I had a recent post where I mentioned the European Union's attempt to wrest control of the internet from the United States. It appears it will happen. This article from The Guardian reports that this week in Geneva a group of nations, some not too friendly toward America, supported a move to put control of the world wide web into the hands of an international consortium.
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