Saturday- Resurrection of the Lord

Hey! It's Saturday. I have definitions for you guys!

Jerusalem: Ancient city in Palestine, the religious and political center of the Jewish people, situated on the crest of a chain of mountains that cross Palestine from north to south. Originally called Salem, it was the capital of King Melchizedek about 2100 B.C. (Genesis 14). First mentioned in the Book of Joshua (10, 15), the inhabitants were known as Jebusites. When the Promised Land was parceled out, Jerusalem was assigned to the tribe of Benjamin. Its most famous rulers were King David, who brought the Ark of the Covenant into the city, and his son Solomon, who built the first Temple. A second Temple was built in the sixth century B.C., and the third (and last) was the work of Herod the Great, who ruled as a vassal of Rome from 37 to 4 B.C. The Christian history of Jerusalem begins with the short ministry of the Savior, culminating in his death, resurrection, and ascension. The Apostles lived and taught there for some time after Pentecost, and met in Jerusalem for their first council about A.D. 49. The Apostle St. James the Less was the first Bishop of Jerusalem, where he was condemned by the Sanhedrin and martyred in A.D. 62.

Israel: The name given to Jacob by an angel at the Jabbok ford. He was on a journey to hold a reunion with his estranged brother, Esau. During the night a stranger wrestled with him till daybreak and then said to him, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because have been strong against God." Was the stranger an angel? Jacob himself thought it was God. He named the place Peniel "because I have seen God face to face and I have survived" (Genesis 32:25-32). Later in Genesis, God appeared to Jacob once again and repeated the statement, "Your name is Jacob, but from now on, you shall be named not Jacob but Israel" (Genesis 35:9-10). This was enough in itself to show the unique niche he occupies in Jewish history: he is the personification of the nation of Israel.

Galilee: Of the three provinces that made up Palestine (Galilee, Samaria, Judaea) Galilee was the one farthest north. Approximately fifteen hundred square miles in area, it had both fertile plains and rugged mountains (Luke 4:16). Jesus grew up in Galilee, in a small village in the southern part, and most of the Apostles were Galileans (Matthew 4:18; Acts 1:11). He did much of his preaching there and many of his miracles were performed in Galilee (Matthew 4:23). (Etym. Latin galilaea; from Greek galilaia, from Hebrew galil, circle, district.)

Okay... I have another question for you that kind of has to do with Easter.

In church, on Good Friday, the church comes together and has a special mass. In that mass, we say a prayer that says that we pray that Jews will come to their right of mind and find the Lord Jesus Christ. A Jew was against this statement and had the Pope change it. I still say it at my church but the Pope doesn't. Do you think that the Jew should have intervened in the Pope's and all Christians' prayers? After all, the Christians, including me, were praying for the Jews and I don't think that anyone should deny prayers that they are receiving. What do you think?

God Bless,
Zoe

Friday- Another debate question

Hey! It's Friday. I have a good idea for a debate question so this is a special edition of Debate Question Monday! I had an idea for this question in my social studies class.

Should gays be allowed to serve in the military? How do you feel about the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy?

There you are! Sorry I have to cut it short!

God Bless,
Zoe

Thursday-Runaway Love

Hey! I have to post this quick cause I'm working on a project for school and I gotta type it up on the computer but this is a really good song and it has a lot of meaning in it. Really listen to the lyrics and you'll get it!

Runaway Love by Ludacris and Mary J. Blige


Sorry I dunno if I spelled Mary J. Blige right but whatev.

God Bless,
Zoe

Wednesday-Friends

Hey! It's Wednesday so I'm posting a little passage from Living Faith for Kids. Here it is!

Wednesday March 26th Easter Wednesday

While he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him... Luke 24:30-31
Friends enjoy being with one another. If you care about your friends, you want to spend time with them. Jesus cares about each one of us---that's the clear message of the Gospel---but we need to see signs of his caring. That's why Jesus gave us his presence in the Eucharist. It is one of the most beautiful signs of Jesus' love for us.
When we receive the Eucharist, his presence within us gives us strength to do what is right and good.
Thanks you, Jesus, for coming to me in the Eucharist.

God Bless,
Zoe

Tuesday-Strong Tower

Hey! Okay, before you get to see the video, I need to apologize to Gaylord. Gaylord, the only reason that you don't have a flashing name icon is because I couldn't find any icons that have Gaylord on them and so I MADE you one. I don't have photoshop or anything so I can't make it flashy. I'm sorry!

Okay, the video today is Strong Tower by Kutless. I heard it on Christian Radio and I really liked it.

Strong Tower by Kutless



There you go. and once again, Gaylord, I am sincerely sorry from the bottom of my heart!

God Bless,
Zoe

Monday-Gays

Hey! It's Monday so I gotta post the debate topic! RONI submitted this one. We've already talked about it a while ago but here ya go!

Do you think that gays are well...right? What do you think about Gay Marriage?

Okay that's it cause I don't really know how to expand on this question so that's it!

-Zoe