Scripture reading for May 17, 2014
Torah: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34, “Bechukotai” (In my statutes… ) Haftorah: Jeremiah 16:19 – 17:14 New Testament: I Corinthians 2:6 – 16 Gospel: Matthew 21:33 – 46, “Shimu” (Listen!… )
Wish I’d said that
“What were we made for? To know God. What aim should we set ourselves in life? To know God. What is the ‘eternal life’ that Jesus gives? Knowledge of God.”—J.I. Packer, Knowing God
A sad Independence Day
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli Independence Day, is a joyous holiday. In Israel, every year, from Eilat to Metulla, from Tel Aviv to the Jordan Valley, everyone across every spectrum – secular, religious; rich, poor; left, Right, Ashkenazi, Sephardi – is out celebrating. The reconstitution of the Jewish state, and its growth within…
Hamas tells Israel, ‘No Hope’
By SHOSHANA BRYEN, AMERICAN THINKER— Sometimes it is braggadocio. Sometimes it is the last rhetorical shot before making a political change previously thought impossible. But sometimes, just sometimes, it is truth as the teller sees it. Hamas released a video for Israel’s 66th anniversary, entitled “No Hope,” (a play on Israel’s national anthem, Hatikva, or…
Israel slams report of massive spying efforts against the US
By ATTILA SOMFALVI, YNETNEWS— Israel on Tuesday hit back at a Newsweek report claiming American officials believe Israeli intelligence-gathering efforts in the US have “crossed red lines. The Israeli embassy in Washington issued a denial, saying that “Israel does not conduct any spying activities (against the US), and condemns any attempt to tarnish Israel with…
This week’s prayer points
YHVH is our hope and the guarantor of our future survival. Decree and declare it! .**Pray for the perimeters of Israel to be secured. **Pray that Israel would never be ambushed or taken by surprise by our enemies. **Pray that Israel’s defenders will instantly obey YHVH’s call to engage against any enemy without holding…
Presbyterian Church gets in bed with radical Islam
By EARL COX, JPOST — The US government and universities have been infiltrated and influenced by Islamists. Why should we believe mainstream Christian churches in America are exempt? What is surprising is the disturbing depth of deception being proliferated by the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA) via their published study guide…
Scripture Reading for May 10, 2014
Torah:Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2. “Behar” (on the mountain…) Haftorah: Jeremiah 32:6 – 27 New Testament: Hebrews 13:15 -16 Gospel: Luke 4:16 – 21, “Ruach Yahweh alie” (The Spirit of Yahweh is upon me…)
PA to transfer security forces to Gaza
By YNET— Some 3,000 Palestinian Authority police officers will join the Gaza government’s security forces, Palestinian media reported Sunday, almost seven years after Hamas violently outsed Fatah men from Gaza in what has become to be known as the Battle of Gaza. Abd al-Salam Siyam, the secretary-general of the Gazan cabinet, said the officers were…
Netanyahu pays tribute to fallen soldiers
By JPOST— Israel began paying tribute to its 23,169 casualties of war and terrorism on Sunday as events marking Remembrance Day for the Fallen of Israel’s Wars and Victims of Terrorism commenced at the Yad Labanim memorial site in Jerusalem. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, Supreme Court…