This week, our host and Bible teacher Chris Katulka welcomes Bassem Eid to the show for an interview. Bassem Eid was born in the Jordanian-occupied Old City in East Jerusalem, whose place of residence became the United Nations Refugee Works Agency (UNRWA) refugee camp of Shuafat. He spent the first 33 years of his life in Shuafat. He rose to …
JULY 23, 2016 | #1630—Why is the Land of Israel so Important to God?
Chris examines the reasons why the tiny land of Israel is so dear to God. “I believe God’s vision for Israel and the Jewish people is a global vision, it was a global vision in the Old Testament and I believe God still has a global vision for Israel today. That through this tiny plot of land and the Jewish …
JULY 16, 2016 | #1629—Dr. Carlos Gruzman Interview
Chris Katulka spent the last 3 weeks in Israel leading our ORIGINS young adult trip. While there, the group volunteered at Kaplan Medical Center. In this week’s segment, join Chris as he interviews the new CEO of Kaplan Medical Center, Dr. Carlos Gruzman and his assistant, Shai Alderoty. They’ll discuss who the hospital serves, how it serves, Carlos’ vision for …
JULY 9, 2016 | #1628—REBROADCAST: LAMENTING LEADS TO LIGHT, PART 3
This program is a rebroadcast from August 22, 2015 On today’s show Chris invites Renee Napier to join him for a discussion on how lamenting and hope can co-exist. Renee shares with us the role that lamenting played in her life as she struggled with the death of her daughter, Meagan, who was killed by a drunk driver. “On May …
JULY 2, 2016 | #1627—REBROADCAST: LAMENTING LEADS TO LIGHT, PART 2
This program is a rebroadcast from August 8, 2015 “I believe there are times in our lives when God dismantles us, sometimes you can almost feel Him as He’s deconstructing you brick-by-brick, when even the sacred or important things to us that we thought could never be moved have been upended, much like our story here in the book of …
JUNE 25, 2016 | #1626—REBROADCAST: LAMENTING LEADS TO LIGHT, PART 1
This program is a rebroadcast from August 1, 2015 “No one likes to mourn, no one likes to grieve, it’s sadness… because it usually means they’ve lost something or someone important. Lamenting is an inevitable part of one’s life, at some point we all mourn. I’m reminded of what Chuck Swindoll said in his book Starting Over, “The hardest thing …
JUNE 18, 2016 | #1625—Rebroadcast: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT LEVITICUS, PART 2
This program is a rebroadcast from November 7, 2015 Last week, we started looking at the book of Leviticus and how God wants to have a relationship with His people. This week, we’ll continue in Leviticus and focus on holiness. Israel was chosen to accomplish a task that no other nation on earth was given, and that was to be …
JUNE 11, 2016 | #1624—Rebroadcast: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT LEVITICUS, PART 1
This program is a rebroadcast from October 31, 2015 The book of Leviticus is daunting to read, and if we’re honest with ourselves, we either avoid reading it or find it confusing if we do. This is true for many reasons. There is more than 3 millennia of cultural difference, different worship styles, different ways of connecting to God, and …
June 4, 2016 | #1623—ISRAEL MY GLORY: IN DEPTH-MAY/JUNE
Many biblical scholars have adopted views that Old Testament stories are nothing more than myths and fairy tales. Due to this, knowledge and understanding of archaeology are important tools to possess in a world that is very skeptical toward the Bible. Thanks to major finds made in the last century, critics have to be careful about speaking negatively toward the …
May 28, 2016 | #1622—Itamar Marcus, Part 2
In part 2 of our interview, Itamar Marcus discusses how the Palestinian Authority is misusing funds sent to them from the US. Itamar Marcus, founder and director of Palestinian Media Watch, is one of the foremost authorities on Palestinian ideology and policy. Mr. Marcus was appointed by the Israel Government to represent Israel in negotiations with the Palestinian Authority on …