Day: May 3, 2010

Ahmadinejad at U.N. Says Israeli Nukes Threaten the Mideast

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by Joel Rosenberg

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is doing everything he can this week to turn international attention away from Iran’s nuclear weapons program and Iran’s repeated threats to annihilate the U.S. and Israel by trying to get the world to focus on Israel’s alleged nuclear weapons stockpile instead. His objective during his visit to New York City: to persuade the U.N. to force Israel to disclose and dismantle all of her defensive weapons even as Iran completes its own offensive weapons.

“The Zionist regime continues to threaten the countries of the Middle East with its arsenal,” said the Iranian leader. “It continues to threaten the world’s countries with acts of terror and invasion, and even gets the necessary assistance for its nuclear program.”
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Two Lessons on Work and Worship, Part 1

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by John MacArthur

The story of Mary and Martha has long been one of the most treasured narratives in the Scripture.  Who doesn’t identify with hardworking Martha, frustrated with her captivated sister at the feet of the Lord?  And who doesn’t admire the single-minded devotion of Mary?  She was so enraptured with Jesus’ teaching that, to quote the beloved hymn, “the things of earth [had grown] strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”

It all started when Jesus came to Bethany, to visit the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.  They had become cherished personal friends of Jesus during His earthly ministry.  He had a profound love for their family, and it’s clear from Luke’s account that Jesus made Himself at home in their house.
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