Quote of the Week
“It is not God’s purpose for us to remain permanently as children. God has a plan for us to grow up into mature sons.”—Derek Prince
Spot Report: “Are you helping the least of Jesus’ brothers?”
Think on this: “Jesus said, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” (Matthew 25:40) Pray like this: Help us, our Father, to show kindness and help as we can, our Jewish elder brothers, especially as anti-Semitism grows world-wide. In Jesus’…
Salon: GOP must dump Jesus or risk irrelevance in post-Christian America
By Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart— Salon Magazine has accused the Republican Party of being out of touch with “post-Christian America,” warning the GOP that if it doesn’t renege on its alliance with Christianity, it will soon become irrelevant. Ted Cruz’s failure to get the GOP nomination, Matthew Sheffield proclaims in Salon, “is a perfect window…
Israel braces for damaging Obama UN initiative
By World Israel News— Although US Middle East expert Dennis Ross recently said he doubts President Obama will push for a UN resolution that may pave the way for a Palestinian state and would place unnecessary pressure on Israel before he leaves the White House, Israelis are skeptical and are preparing for the possibility nonetheless.…
Scripture Reading for August 20, 2016
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11, “Va’etchanan” (And he pleaded … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 40:1 – 16 New Testament: Galatians 3:15 – 25 Gospel: Matthew 23:31 – 39, “Atem meyedeem” (You are witnesses … )
Trump campaign launches in Israel
By Israel Today— Israel continues to be such a pivotal issue in the run-up to the US presidential election that Republican candidate Donald Trump now has an official campaign in the Jewish state. The Trump campaign in Israel launched officially on Monday at a shopping mall in the central city of Modi’in. Speaking under large…
Jewish settlements are legal
By Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom— The misperceptions, misrepresentations and ignorance over the legal status of Jewish settlements in the disputed area of Judea and Samaria reflect the general attitude toward the unique phenomenon of the reconstruction of the Jewish national home in Israel. ”Fidelity to law is the essence of peace,” opined Professor Eugene Rostow,…
A Soros Plan, a marginalized Israel
By Eli Lake, Bloomberg— After the election of Barack Obama in 2009, the George Soros organization saw an opportunity to weaken the pro-Israel lobby’s influence in Washington. So his Open Society Foundations began an ambitious project in 2009 to persuade Europe and the U.S. to “hold Israel accountable” for violations of international law. This plan…
Jewish persecution rampant on US campuses
By Barney Breen-Portnoy, Algemeiner— Jewish students are the most persecuted minority on US college campuses, a representative of an Israeli advocacy group told lawmakers on Tuesday, during a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee held to discuss the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Amnon Goldstof, research director of Reservists on Duty —…
Black Lives Matter group declares hostile anti-Israel platform
By Bob Eschliman, CharismaNews— The Black Lives Movement shocked their allies in the liberal-secular Jewish community with its recent Invest-Divest policy paper. The document is a wide-ranging rant against the United States in general. But in particular, this section of the document related to military spending was perhaps an eye-opener for the liberal Jews who…