Think on this: “Whoever calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved.”… “Be always watchful and pray that you may have to power to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Joel 2:32. Luke 21:36) Pray on this: Father, we know that the ultimate care for…
DetailsThe Sign by Robert Van Kampen In his book The Sign, I believe Robert Van Kampen has made a monumental contribution to all believing Christians and Jews. Published in 1992, his book has not had wide view or acceptance among believers, but as the “day” approaches, I believe God will work providentially so that it…
DetailsBy MALCOLM LOWE, GATESTONE— The World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva claims to represent and serve 345 churches worldwide. What has it done to help the persecuted churches in Iraq, Syria and Egypt? Or the flood of Syrian refugees into Jordan and Lebanon? Answer: it has devoted the whole of 2013 to promoting a…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— The World Happiness Report, released recently, ranked Israel the 11th-happiest country in the world, ahead of the United States, and far ahead of its neighbors in the region, and was based on data collected from 156 countries between 2010 and 2012. The report ranked the happiness of the world’s nations based on…
Details“We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”–George Orwell
By ALEX FISHMAN, YNET— Two months after first wave of prisoner releases – on October 27 – the State of Israel is expected to release a second wave of Palestinian prisoners. As part of the preconditions for the resumption of peace negotiations, Israel is slated to release 104 prisoners who have been imprisoned since prior…
DetailsBy EARL COX, JPOST— US President Barack Obama recently threatened to add to the widespread Middle East combustion by bombing Syria, because they had allegedly used chemical weapons on their own civilian people. Meanwhile, Israel is still standing by, holding its breath, and watching with keen special interest. In fact, as Israel looks to the…
Details#1: THE SITUATION WITH IRAN The Obama administration has been involved in the six-party talks that took place in Geneva this week; discussing the removal of sanctions against Iran. Obama is in favor of removing some sanctions, if Iran is willing to make some compromises in its nuclear program. The Iranian leadership continues to declare…
DetailsWhat Stake do Christians Have in the Jewish Return To Zion? Watch this fun & interactive look at great pro-Israel Christians from history. A fun & interactive look at great pro-Israel Christians from history: Thomas Brightman (1562 – 1607) William Blackstone (1841-1935) Charles H. Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) Pope Benedict XV (1854 – 1922) William…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18. “Chayei Sarah” (The life of Sarah …) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50-57 Gospel: Matthew 1:1 – 17, “Sepher hayuchaseen shel Yeshua” (The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ …)
DetailsBy HEN MAZZIG, Campus Coordinator for StandWithUs’ — As a young Israeli who had just completed five years of service in the IDF, I looked forward to my new job educating people in the Pacific Northwest about Israel. I was shocked, however, by the anti-Israel bigotry and hostility I encountered, especially in the greater Seattle…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST — The Iranians have given no indication that they would be willing to suspend all uranium enrichment. Speaking to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz explained Israel’s concerns about the nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva. “We’re worried Geneva 2013 will end up…
DetailsBy ASSOCIATED PRESS— Israel’s prime minister plans to meet with the pope on a trip to Italy next week. Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican next Wednesday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who serves in a largely ceremonial position, met the head of the Catholic church in April. Earlier this week,…
DetailsBy YUVAL STEINITZ, NY TIMES— On Sept. 26, the Palestinian Authority’s president, Mahmoud Abbas, told the United Nations General Assembly that the Palestinians “keep reaching out to the Israelis saying: let us work to make the culture of peace reign.” Honorable sentiments, to be sure, but sadly not free of hypocrisy. Just after returning from…
DetailsThink on this: “When the Spirit comes he will guide you into all truth… He will tell you what is yet to come.”…”Look, he is coming in the clouds, and every eye will see him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! AMEN.” (John 16:13; Revelation…
Details“There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe.”—Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Ten Jewish men were arrested on Monday after they unfurled Israeli flags and sang the Israeli national anthem atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. What could be so wrong about public displays of national pride in one’s own national capital? Unfortunately for these 10 men, all expressions of Jewishness, be they nationalistic…
DetailsBy REUEL MARC GERECHT and MARK DUBOWITZ, THE WASHINGTON POST— Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is lying when he says the Islamic Republic has never had any intention of building an atomic weapon. Defecting Iranian nuclear engineers told U.S. officials in the late 1980s that the mullahs’ program, then hidden, was designed exclusively for such arms.…
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