By Gordon Franz
Introduction
Jerusalem is a city that is sacred to the three monotheistic religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It has been and remains to this day, a contested piece of real estate for two of these religions.
Former Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, often said, “Jerusalem is the eternal, undivided capital of the [...]

by Gordon Franz
Introduction
During the last two decades of the First Century AD, Rome was in the grip of the self-deified Emperor Domitian.  Imagine a small group of believers in the Lord Jesus walking pass the Coliseum in Rome and turning westward toward the Roman Forum and the Capitoline Hill.  They observe at the highest point [...]

by Gordon Franz
Introduction
Jonah has been called the wayward prophet, or the fleeing prophet.  I would suggest that he is a prophet with an attitude!  God gave him a clear command to do something and he did the exact opposite.  Yet after chastening him, God, in grace and mercy, gave him a second chance.  And with [...]