Tag Archives: Israel

Strong Delusion

Posted on September 8, 2025 by suemariericker

After creation, the story of mankind starts out in the book of Genesis with one BIG deception (the snake in the garden), and as you read through the Old Testament, you’ll encounter other situations with people being deceptive, such as … Continue reading →

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More Like Them Than We May Think

Posted on July 5, 2025 by suemariericker

Every year I go through the same frustration; yet I know how the story goes, and I hope and pray that I learn from their mistakes—and don’t make the same ones! I have made the same or similar mistakes, though. … Continue reading →

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Everlasting Covenant

Posted on June 23, 2021 by suemariericker

The concept of “replacement theology” escapes me, though there are well-known Bible teachers and theologians who support it. The simplified explanation of the phrase is that since the ascension of Jesus and the infusion of the Holy Spirit into the … Continue reading →

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No Time for Complacency!

Posted on May 16, 2018 by suemariericker

I mentioned to a friend not long ago that it appears the conflicts in the Middle East are increasing and intensifying.  Her response was that the violence in that region is nothing new—things have always been like this.  After the … Continue reading →

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Weighing in…

Posted on October 22, 2016 by suemariericker

I’m pretty sure most people living in the United States right now would admit that tension is extremely high in anticipation of the November presidential election.  It seems that much is at stake, no matter what your political views are—which … Continue reading →

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“High Places”

Posted on March 19, 2016 by suemariericker

We visited Tel Hazor on day three of our trip to Israel and I hoped to write about the experience before Easter because of the Canaanite gods that were worshipped there.  Our guide referred to the female goddess, Ashtoreth—a god … Continue reading →

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The Plain of Ono

Posted on March 4, 2016 by suemariericker

I’m trying to figure out (again!) how to write about my trip to Israel—I do not want this to be just an accounting of places I travelled to and a record of archeological sites I visited.  The fact that we … Continue reading →

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Journey to the Promised Land

Posted on February 11, 2016 by suemariericker

I am home now—what an amazing opportunity to visit this historically critical land, to walk down the streets where Jesus walked and see the hillsides where he taught.  To be honest, I am finding it quite difficult to write—how can … Continue reading →

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Beginnings

Posted on January 15, 2016 by suemariericker

I am so excited!  I am leaving on a trip to Israel next week.  It is something that I have really wanted to do for a long time, but the logistics (finances, mostly) seemed to make it an impossible dream.  … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts about the World Today

Posted on August 26, 2014 by suemariericker

Horrific events currently taking place in the Middle East seem to defy our sense of reality—how can persecution, execution, and inhumane brutality possibly be happening in the twenty-first century? Lest we are tempted to blame it on ruthless societies and … Continue reading →

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