By Shelley Neese The holiday of Shavuot is upon us. It begins Thursday evening on May 28th and ends the evening of May 30th. If you haven’t heard of the Biblical holiday of Shavuot, that’s probably because you are more familiar with its Greek name: Pentecost. On Shavuot, Jews celebrate the events that took place…
Think on this: “I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” (Isaiah 62:6-7) Pray on this: Grant our Father that…
Think on this: “Then the king called together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. He went up to the temple of the LORD with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read in their hearing all the words of…
Think on this: “At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.” This is what the LORD says: “The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness; I will come to give rest to Israel.” (Jeremiah 31:1-2) Pray…
BY SHELLEY NEESE— Charles Spurgeon, a British Reformed Baptist preacher, is one of history’s most influential orators and theologians. Long before loud speakers, Spurgeon was drawing crowds of 10,000 to hear his plain-spoken, scripture-heavy sermons. Though he died 56 years before the birth of the modern state of Israel, the return of the Jews to…
BY SHELLEY NEESE— Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger died on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA. According to the family, he died of pneumonia although he had suffered from a heart attack the week before. He was 80 years old and is survived by three sons, all named Lawrence. When asked by the Washington Post why…
Think on This: “He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart.” (Psalms 15:2) Pray on This: Heavenly Father, Thank You for liberating the imprisoned. “Baruch matir asirim.” *Shelley Neese is the vice president of The Jerusalem Connection. Click here for her articles and videos.
BY SHELLEY NEESE— On a cold February day, twenty-five years ago, Natan Sharansky slumped like poured cement in the Russian snow declaring, “I won’t move until you give me back my Psalms book.” Given to him by his wife Avital before their thirteen years of separation, the book was his most cherished possession—the Psalms his…
Think on This: “But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (Isaiah 40:31) Pray on This: Gracious Father, give us courage and wisdom to stand for Israel in the face of…
BY SHELLEY NEESE— Nearly nine years ago, on 10 May, a thirty-nine day terrorist-takeover of the Church of the Nativity ended. The siege began when a gunbattle broke out in the Streets of Bethlehem between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian terrorists. Over two-hundred Palestinians stormed the Church compound. Knowing many highly wanted terrorists were inside…