by Daniel McCabe Burial and Resurrection John 20:15, “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?’” Sitting in a beautiful garden, surrounded by color and life, Mary could only think about the sorrows and confusion surrounding Jesus’ death. In her grief she could not possibly consider leaving the garden and…
by Daniel McCabe The Crucifixion, part 1 Luke 23:33, “And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.” “There my burdened soul found liberty—at Calvary,” goes the chorus of a popular hymn. Every Christian immediately recognizes…
by Victor Sharpe Portland, Oregon, dodged the bullet last week when a Somali born American was arrested for planning to commit a horrendous atrocity during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland’s Pioneer Square. Thousands of people attending the ceremony would have been slaughtered and maimed if the FBI had not replaced the enormous quantity of…
Think on this: “Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” … “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” . Pray on this: Heavenly Father, help me to recognize that all I am,…
by Victor Sharpe The very fact that the Israeli Knesset passed a bill that would require a referendum before any land officially under Israeli sovereignty is surrendered, specifically the Golan Heights and Jerusalem, is in itself a tacit admission by the present Israeli government that at some future time the very thought of giving away…
by Victor Sharpe, Family Security Matters I was complimented the other day by a reader of one of my recent articles, titled, Lies, Myths and Obama, which dealt – as many of them do – with the history of Israel: biblical and post-biblical. I had included in the article the following sentence: “Only one…
by Victor Sharpe A lie is like a noxious and perennial weed that is almost impossible to root out. So it is with the other weed; the myth of an Arab people who call themselves Palestinians and who dream of their past living in a land that belonged to them for millennia with their capital,…
By Shelley Neese When new immigrants (olim) arrive to Israel, the first step in the absorption process is attending ulpan—an intensive Hebrew language course for adults. It is an Israeli right of passage. When I moved to Beer Sheva in 2000 on a student visa, I electively enrolled in an ulpan at the local Mercaz…
by Victor Sharpe, Jewish Press Even as political commentators speculate that the power of the Obama presidency has been severely curtailed as a result of the Republican victories in the House along with increased GOP representation in the Senate, the Obama/State Department juggernaut continues to grind away at Israel’s security and sovereignty. Only Jewish Americans…
Think of this: “Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Pray on this: Father, you know the desires of my heart, may it please you to make a way that…