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U.S.-Israel Relations -- Still Strong As Ever?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
By: Sarah Ann Haves
According to recent statistics highlighted at the Herzliya Conference in Tel Aviv last week, currently 46% of Americans sympathize with Israel -- a number that has been consistent since 1967. Less than 12% of Americans sympathize with the Palestinian cause. What's disturbing is that 30% of Americans don't seem to care about either the Arabs or the Israelis, and there is a certain indifference in the United States to the on-going conflict in the Middle East.
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Turkish Girl Buried Alive
Monday, February 8, 2010
By: Barry Segal
A teenager's father and grandfather have been arrested over a suspected 'honor killing' after police unearthed the girl's shackled body last week. She was buried alive by relatives as a punishment for talking to boys, a Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Objection: "Isaiah 53 does not actually say that the servant would die."
Monday, February 8, 2010
By: Mike Brown
This objection actually contradicts two of the previous objections, both of which understand that, according to Isaiah 53, the servant of the Lord would die.
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The Significance of Heading for Home
Monday, February 8, 2010
By: Lonnie Lane
I'm not so good at waiting. Are you? I'm all in favor of immediate gratification, and seeing the results now. But as Believers, we do a good bit of waiting, don't we? I might not like waiting, but still, as the song goes, "Through it all, I've learned to trust in Jesus, I've learned to trust in God."
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PA TV Sermon Calls For Genocide
Thursday, February 4, 2010
By: Barry Segal
A sermon calling for the genocide of Jews was broadcast on Jan. 29 by PA TV, which is under the control of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
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Sea of Galilee Water Levels Rise
Monday, February 1, 2010
By: Barry Segal
Water authorities reported on Sunday the Sea of Galilee had risen by 87 centimeters in Dec. and Jan.
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The Lord's State of the Union Address
Monday, February 1, 2010
By: Lonnie Lane
What if the Lord gave a State of the Union address, to give an account of what is happening in the Kingdom of God presently. Can you picture it? From all over the world those who are the Lord's gather together in a huge chamber large enough for multitudes upon multitudes.
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Israeli Team Gets Hero's Welcome
Monday, February 1, 2010
By: Barry Segal
The Israel Defense Forces team dispatched to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake two weeks ago returned home on Thursday morning, receiving a hero's welcome. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi were on hand to laud the 200-member team as it landed.
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Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says that the servant of the Lord was sickly..."
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
By: Mike Brown
This is the least likely interpretation of the relevant verses in the Hebrew, as confirmed by many major translations, both Jewish and Christian.
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Israeli Team Rescues Man From Rubble
Monday, January 25, 2010
By: Barry Segal
IDF Home Front Command teams rescued a 22-year-old man from a building near the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince on Friday, nearly 10 days after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti.
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Singing With The Lord
Monday, January 25, 2010
By: Lonnie Lane
Did you know that God sings? He sings over us with gladness and great rejoicing as One who has fully accomplished the deep desires of His heart.
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Netanyahu Speaks To The Media About Peace
Monday, January 25, 2010
By: Sarah Ann Haves
In a speech before foreign journalists in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, January 20th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appealed, once again, to the Palestinians to come to the peace table. "Let's stop talking about talking. Let's stop filing pre-conditions. Let's get on with peace negotiations," he said, showing his frustration with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. "This man doesn't really want to negotiate. He wants to stop negotiating," Netanyahu added.
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Hearing From You
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
By: Lonnie Lane
As each new year approaches, I often look back at some of the emails I've received that year in response to articles I've written. I started to send the file I put them in to Sid so he could see how blessed people are with the shows and the website, but realized when it got to over 30 pages that he had no time to read through all of these. Then I thought perhaps you, my dear readers, might enjoy seeing what some of you have written, and in some cases, what I have answered back.
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Israelis Race to Save Lives in Haiti
Monday, January 18, 2010
By: Barry Segal
Within eight hours of its arrival last Friday, the Israeli team running the largest field hospital in Haiti had treated scores of patients. It was the only medical facility on the quake-stricken island with a functioning operating theater, which carried out three procedures on its first day.
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Objection: "Isaiah 53 cannot refer to Jesus because it says..."
Monday, January 18, 2010
By: Mike Brown
Actually, the New Testament record agrees with the picture of the servant of the Lord described in Isaiah 53, despite the fact that great crowds did follow Jesus at numerous times during his ministry.
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Israel Pays Tribute To Miep Gies
Friday, January 15, 2010
By: Barry Segal
President Shimon Peres on Tuesday sent the Dutch queen condolences following the death of Miep Gies, the woman who helped the family of Anne Frank during World War II and preserved her diary.
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Accessing Miracles
Thursday, January 14, 2010
By: Lonnie Lane
I received an email that simply said, "I am trying to figure out how I can access the help/miracles that Sid talks about on his programs. Thanks." The implied question is: How do I make those things work in my own life and have those supernatural experiences be my own experiences? Brief as her question is, the answer is multifaceted.
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Objection: "Several key words in Isaiah 53 speak of a servant in the plural."
Monday, January 11, 2010
By: Mike Brown
I'm surprised that you're still using this objection! It is simply not true, as can be seen by checking even leading Jewish translations of the Bible.
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Tension on Egyptian Border
Monday, January 11, 2010
By: Barry Segal
A Gaza Palestinian shot and killed an Egyptian soldier in a watch tower last week. Recent clashes with Hamas-ruled Palestinians at Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip have resulted also in the injuries of 17 Egyptian soldiers, including 10 officers. On the other side of the crossing, five Palestinians were seriously wounded by gunfire from Egyptian soldiers who reacted after hundreds of protesters, demonstrating against the new barrier under construction by Egypt, threw rocks at the troops.
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Syria Vows to Back Hizbullah
Thursday, January 7, 2010
By: Barry Segal
If Israel were to attack Hizbullah in Lebanon, Syria would respond militarily according to Syrian political sources.
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Israel's Water Tech Hits the Valley
Monday, January 4, 2010
By: Barry Segal
Israel, a country with a dearth of fresh water resources, has become a leader in water technologies. Most of Israel's $1.4 billion in water tech exports have been made possible by the government-owned water carrier and water tech company, Mekorot. Now Mekorot's expertise, specifically in desalinating water, is on its way to south California.
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Israeli Prisoner Swap Deal Unclear
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
By: Barry Segal
PM Netanyahu this week said it was not clear whether Israel would strike a prisoner swap deal with Hamas that would see hundreds of Palestinians freed for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured by Gaza terrorists in June 2006.
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The Calm Before The Storm
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
By: Sarah Ann Haves
The United States is focused on health care reform; the economy; and homeland security after an attempted terrorist attack on an American airline. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is busy killing off the opposition to his presidency, cracking down heavily on massive protests on the streets of Tehran. The Pope is recovering from a fall he took after a woman jumped on him at a recent Vatican rally. And, Europe is recovering from one of the coldest snow-filled winters on record. There are few people paying much attention to what's happening in the Middle East, especially with no tangible evidence of any advancement on the Israeli-Palestinian track towards a peace agreement.
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First Nazareth House Found
Monday, December 28, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Yeshua.
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Delores Winder: A Healing Ministry (Josef)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
By: Linda Josef
Sid Roth has said that Delores Winder has one of the most outstanding verifiable miracles of the 20th century. She has walked in supernatural anointing for healing since she was surprised with her own miracle many years ago.
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"Jesus Set Me Free" (Josef)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
By: Linda Josef
Delores Winder was dying. Although she was just 48 years old, the disease that had tortured her life was now poisoning her kidneys. Her esophagus was ruptured, a fractured bone was poking through her skin, organs were failing, and the doctors said they could do no more for her. Delores was granted permission to leave the hospital so that she could die at home.
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UK Arrest Warrant for Livni
Monday, December 21, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Lawyers working with Palestinian activists in recent years have sought the arrest of senior Israeli civilian and military figures under terms of universal jurisdiction. This ill-defined legal concept empowers judges to issue arrest warrants for visiting officials accused of war crimes in a foreign conflict.
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Jerusalem: Theshing Floor of the World
Monday, December 21, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
We don't call it the threshing floor today. We call it the Temple Mount. The location was known as Mt. Moriah to Abraham.
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Hamas Removes Christians from Gaza Graves
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Every three minutes a Christian is being tortured in the Muslim world, and in 2009 more than 165,000 Christians will have been killed because of their faith, most of them in Muslim countries, according to a human rights organization that is visiting Israel this week.
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Objection: "Isaiah 53 contains the words of the repentant kings of the nations rather than the words of the Jewish...
Friday, December 11, 2009
By: Mike Brown
This is not possible. The servant of the Lord in Isaiah 53 was smitten for the sins of his people while he himself was guiltless.
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Hanukkah 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
By: Barry Segal
This year's eight-day Hanukkah season, also known as the Festival of Lights, begins Friday December 11 at sundown. It commemorates two interlaced miracles in Jewish history.
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Why Did God Allow the Holocaust?
Thursday, December 10, 2009
By: Sid Roth
Why did God allow six million Jews to be murdered? Why did God allow the Holocaust? I obtained supernatural insight to answer this question from an event that happened in my life.
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Discovery of World's Oldest Church
Thursday, December 10, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Megiddo prison, surrounded by prison guards on horseback and watch dogs, is not a place many people would care to visit. But it could soon become a tourist attraction drawing Israelis and visitors from around the world.
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The Other Hanukkah Story & What It Might Mean To Us Today
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
The traditional story of Hanukkah is about rededicating the Temple 165 B.C.E. after it had been overrun by Antiochus, a pagan king and his troops. Antiochus defiled the temple by turning it into a temple for Zeus and then sacrificing a pig on the altar.
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Swedish Plan Calls for Division of Jerusalem
Monday, December 7, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israel on Tuesday slammed a Swedish proposal to recognize eastern Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. The plan to split Israel's capital and Judaism's holiest city is being led by Sweden whose Foreign Minister currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.
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Israel To Set Terrorists Free
Thursday, December 3, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israel on Sunday revealed it will release at least 980 jailed Palestinian terrorists in exchange for abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip since June 25, 2006.
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Israel Responds to Gaza Rocket Fire
Monday, November 30, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israel's Air Force bombed a Hamas weapons factory and two smuggling tunnels in Gaza in response to the firing of two Qassam rockets at Israel on Monday. Israeli warplanes struck early Tuesday when terrorist depots were devoid of personnel.
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Gaza Rocket Hits Israel
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket into southern Israel on Monday, despite a recent declaration by Hamas that terrorist groups in the coastal territory had reached an agreement to halt cross-border rocket fire.
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A Week with the Lord
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
Life in the Lord is never boring. Or at least it shouldn't be. If nothing is going on, we can always pray into something more exciting than what's presently happening in our own lives and become a part of what God is doing somewhere else. Some weeks, though, are admittedly more fruitful than others.
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Gaza Group Offers Bounty For IDF Troops
Monday, November 23, 2009
By: Barry Segal
A Gaza charity linked to Hamas is offering $1.4 million to anybody who captures an Israeli soldier.
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Syria Turns Down Direct Talks With Israel
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's offer of direct peace talks with Syria was rebuffed on Friday. Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted since peace negotiations must focus on Israel's relinquishing the Golan Heights to Syria, direct talks between himself and Netanyahu would be fruitless.
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Misconceptions About U.S. Support For Israel
Monday, November 16, 2009
By: Sarah Ann Haves
Among American Christian's there have been some misconceptions about U.S. support for Israel. There's been talk about President Barack Obama's sympathies for the Palestinian cause, while at the same time, unrelenting U.S. pressure on Israel, especially concerning settlement growth. Furthermore, these same pro-Israel Americans continue to question the Obama Administration's loyalty to its only democratic ally in the Middle East.
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Objection: "It is not true that the medieval rabbis were the first applied Isaiah 53 to Israel instead of the Messiah.
Friday, November 13, 2009
By: Mike Brown
You're partially correct. The earliest reference to this interpretation is found in a second-century Christian source recounting a discussion between a Gentile follower of Jesus and some Jewish teachers who did not believe in him.
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PA Elections to be Postponed
Friday, November 13, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The chairman of the Palestinian Authority central elections committee has informed PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that elections cannot be held for a new chairman and legislature on January 24, as scheduled.
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Baptized Only in Yeshua's Name!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
A question I have been asked on more than one occasion has to do with baptism. This is probably another of those "one new man" issues that will cause you to see things differently, from a more Hebrew perspective, the way it was at the beginning.
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Hamas Testing Missiles
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The Hamas terrorist organization days ago test-fired a missile that could hit Tel Aviv from Gaza.
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Understanding is a Wellspring of Life
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
By: Linda Josef
Many have noted that unforgiveness is a roadblock to supernatural healing. However, Dr. Art Mathias is one of the first to demonstrate that when we understand and apply the principles of Biblical forgiveness, the Lord's healing will come to us very easily. His simple approach has set thousands free from suffering and disability.
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Israel Seizes Iranian-Stocked Arms Ship
Monday, November 9, 2009
By: Barry Segal
An Israel Navy spokesman said Wednesday an arms ship seized near Cyprus earlier in the day had been carrying hundreds of tons of weapons. Israeli commandos apprehended the ship and defense officials said it had been carrying missiles and rockets bound for Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
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Yemeni Jews Rescued
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Amid a rise in antisemitic violence and terrorist activity in the country, the US State Department has recently transported 60 Jews from Yemen and resettled them in the United States. Nearly 350 Yemenite Jews lived in the country before the operation.
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Iranian President Slams Israel Again
Monday, November 2, 2009
By: Barry Segal
"The Zionist regime is a threat to all nations ... it cannot tolerate the existence of any strong country in the region," said Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this week. The Iranian leader is known for his anti-Israeli remarks since 2005, when he said the Jewish state should be "wiped off the map."
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Objection: "The rabbis only applied Isaiah 52:13-15, not 53:1-12, to the Messiah son of David."
Monday, November 2, 2009
By: Mike Brown
Absolutely not. In fact, an Orthodox anti-missionary made this very claim -- quite emphatically -- in a live radio debate with me in 1991.
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The Kingdom vs. Politics
Friday, October 30, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
Our heads are filled with politics these days, aren't they? If we thought the elections of last year were absorbing, how much more what is going on today? Sometimes, though, you want to just tune out the whole thing. At least I do. I wish it would all go away and things would just be nice. But wishing won't do it. It's here. At least for now.
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Abbas to Set PA Election Date
Thursday, October 22, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said this week he will set January 24 as the date for presidential and legislative elections, despite objections from the Hamas terrorist group.
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Objection: "Isaiah 53 speaks of the people of Israel, not Jesus (or, and Messiah)."
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
By: Mike Brown
It is impossible, both contextually and logically, for Isaiah 53 to be speaking of the people of Israel. Rather, the text clearly speaks of one individual, and as many rabbis recognized through the ages, that individual was the Messiah.
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Tensions Escalate Between Israel and Turkey
Monday, October 19, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Tension between Israel and Turkey again escalated last week after a Turkish mini-series depicting Israeli soldiers brutally executing Palestinian civilians was aired on state-run television.
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Nothing Ordinary About Yeshua
Monday, October 19, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
A friend and I were having an e-chat about how we each "see" God. I asked her how she imagined or pictured the Lord. I'm a pretty visual person. I have to kind of picture things to process them. God is in the visuals for me, though not exclusively of course. I do see God all around me. His fingerprints are everywhere.
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Israel Braces for UN Debate
Thursday, October 15, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israel braced on Wednesday for what is expected to be a bruising UN debate on a report that accuses the Jewish state of war crimes during its Gaza offensive at the turn of the year.
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Objection: "Isaiah 9:6[5] does not speak of a divine king (or Messiah)."
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
By: Mike Brown
The most natural, logical, and grammatically sound translation of Isaiah 9:6[5] is: 'For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us, and the government shall be on his shoulder, and his name is called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Father Forever, Prince of Peace' (my translation).
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Why Christians Should Care About Israel
Monday, October 12, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
I received an email from a pastor in India whom I had never heard from before. I know some of you are "tech savvy" people who are quite used to being instantly in touch with whomever wherever. But it still amazes me that I sit at my desk in my little office in North Florida and people around the world read my thoughts on this website.
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Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Monday, October 12, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore.
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Strategic Cooperation -- Deeper Ties between Israeli and Christian Leaders
Friday, October 9, 2009
By: Sarah Ann Haves
The New Year on the Hebrew calendar, 5770, began on the eve of September 18th, as Christians and Jews from all over the world began their journey to Israel to celebrate the Fall Feasts.
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Thousands of Christians March in Jerusalem
Friday, October 9, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Thousands of Christian from around the world marched through the streets of Jerusalem on Tuesday, displaying their support for Israel.
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Objection: "Isaiah 7:14 does not prophesy a virgin birth! And it has nothing whatsoever to do with Jesus...'"
Thursday, October 8, 2009
By: Mike Brown
Although biblical scholars of varied religious backgrounds continue to debate the precise significance of Isaiah 7:14 (Jewish scholars disagree among themselves, as do Christian scholars), the overall meaning is clear: The prophet speaks of a supernatural event of great importance to the House of David, apparently the birth of a royal child.
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Temple Mount Closed
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The Temple Mount is closed to both Arabs and Jews, though many of the latter hoped to visit the site in honor of the Succot holiday.
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Succot 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The Middle Eastern heat cools into balmy autumn days with the hope for abundant rains to soon begin. Market places across Israel are fragrant with harvest fruits. They display tables of the Four Species to be used in Succot celebrations and buzz with activity as Israelis prepare for the most joyous holiday on the Jewish calendar.
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Having the Heart of a Rescuer
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
I spent four days last week with a human rights activist who works to defend and rescue persecuted Christians around the world from dire circumstances. It was a life changing experience, I can tell you.
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Objection: "Nowhere in the Hebrew Bible are we told that we must 'believe in the Messiah.'"
Monday, September 28, 2009
By: Mike Brown
This is hardly an accurate statement, and it is not even in harmony with Jewish tradition. Believing in God, his prophets, and his Messiah is basic to the biblical faith, while one of the thirteen principles of the Jewish faith as articulated by Maimonides (Rambam), is that we must believe in the coming of the Messiah, awaiting him every day with unwavering faith.
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Yom Kippur
Monday, September 28, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, (Day of Atonement) will begin Sunday, Sep. 27th 2009 at sunset. Observant Jews will fast for 24 hours until sundown Monday, Sep. 28th.
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1st Century Synagogue Discovery
Friday, September 25, 2009
By: Barry Segal
A synagogue from the Second Temple period (50 BCE-100 CE) was recently exposed in archaeological excavations on Israel's Migdal beach along the shores of the Sea of Galilee. In the middle of the synagogue is a stone that is engraved with a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum), the likes of which have never been seen.
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Israel's Military Challenges in the New Year
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
By: Sarah Ann Haves
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is wading through a U.S. led diplomatic process towards a comprehensive peace deal in the Middle East.
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Rosh Hashana 5770
Friday, September 18, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Rosh Hashana, also known as the Feast of Trumpets, begins in 2009 at sunset Sep. 18 and continues until nightfall Sep. 20.
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Objection: "If Jesus is really the Messiah, and if he is so important, why doesn't the Torah speak of him at all?"
Thursday, September 17, 2009
By: Mike Brown
You would be surprised to see how many passages and concepts actually point to Jesus the Messiah in the Torah.
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Seeing the Story God's Way
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
"Come and see," Yeshua told the young men scampering after Him as He walked. They had heard John tell them, "Behold the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!" The day before John had testified that this man was "the Son of God!" John had been preaching repentance, but also the coming of Another. And now John had declared that this man was the One!
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Dropping Pebbles of Kindness in Troubled Waters
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
Two friends and I were enjoying a mini-pot-luck dinner together this weekend. One of us was telling of a car mechanic who was rude, and had a bad attitude, not to mention not repairing her car as he should have. How as Believers should we respond to such situations?
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Objection: "I find much beauty in the teachings of Jesus, and I think that there are some good arguments..."
Thursday, September 3, 2009
By: Mike Brown
To be equally honest with you, I don't follow that religion either, nor would I be able to put my trust in a God like that. Only one thing really matters: Is there a place called hell, and is there a judgment after death?
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US Mosque A Threat to Teen
Thursday, September 3, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The attorney for a runaway teen who claims her Muslim parents threatened to kill her for converting to Christianity alleged Monday the Ohio mosque the girl's family attends has ties to Islamic terrorist organizations such as al-Qaida.
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"Church" Isn't in the New Testament!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
It's true. Our much used and loved term "church" isn't in the New Testament. But could it be that name for "church" that we've become so accustomed to conveys something that leaves out or presents an alternative picture to what God had in mind for the Body of Messiah?
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Olmert to Face Trial
Monday, August 31, 2009
By: Barry Segal
For the first time in the history of the State of Israel, a person who served as prime minister will sit on the defendant's bench.
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Objection: "The only thing that keeps a lot of people in the Christian faith -- including Jews -- is the fear of hell."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
By: Mike Brown
Of the multiplied thousands of followers of Jesus that I know around the world -- both Jews and Gentiles -- I can not think of one who continues to follow Jesus primarily because of the fear of hell, let alone only because of the fear of hell. We follow him because we love him and we recognize him to be our Messiah.
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Who Is Rebuilding The Temple?
Thursday, August 27, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
When God sent Ezra, then Nehemiah back to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple, he sent specific men to do it with them. OK, true they may have volunteered, but it was God who was behind their choice to go, as you will see. Today God is rebuilding His temple to be the holy place of His indwelling in Spirit and in truth.
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Dead Sea Among Finalists
Thursday, August 27, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The Dead Sea is among 14 finalists in a global Internet vote next year to choose the 7 wonders of the natural world, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Israeli Diplomacy in the Face of European Anti-Semitism
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
By: Sarah Ann Haves
In recent days, a rift has been caused between the Israeli and Swedish governments over false reporting in a Swedish newspaper which accused Israel of blood libel. The popular Swedish daily, Aftonbladet, with a reported mass circulation of just under 1.5 million copies daily, claims that Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) kidnapped and murdered Palestinian Arabs in order to harvest their organs for transplanting.
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Iran Appoints Terrorist
Monday, August 24, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak slammed the appointment of a new government minister by Iranian President Ahmadinejad over the weekend, noting the new official had been involved in a terror attack on the Buenos Aires Jewish community center.
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Israel Aids Taiwan
Thursday, August 20, 2009
By: Barry Segal
In the wake of Typhoon Morakot, the deadliest storm to hit Taiwan in recorded history, Israel has sent a shipment of emergency aid to the area hardest hit.
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Netanyahu Shocked By Lynching
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
By: Barry Segal
PM Binyamin Netanyahu expressed his shock Saturday in response to the lynching of a 59-year-old Jewish man Friday night by a gang of intoxicated young Arab men.
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Being Holy As He Is Holy
Monday, August 17, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
If we are to truly represent Yeshua to the world, should we not be holy as He is holy "because it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am holy'" (Peter 1:16). Just as mankind was originally created in God's image, for those of us who are born again, we are to represent Yeshua's "image" to the world.
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Fatah Elects New Leaders
Friday, August 14, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Once again, Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, the Palestinian faction the international community wants everyone to view as "moderate," has proved itself to be anything but.
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Objection: "Christianity calls on its followers to exhibit unnatural emotions and feelings..."
Thursday, August 13, 2009
By: Mike Brown
Could it be that what you call 'unnatural emotions and feelings' are actually lower, more base human attitudes, while the ethical behavior that Jesus requires from his followers actually reflects higher, more lofty, spiritual attitudes? Maybe not everything that is 'natural' is good and not everything that is 'unnatural' is bad!
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Upon This Rock...What Rock is that?
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
Things were going really well in Yeshua's ministry, and the miracles were increasing and it seemed like almost all in Israel were following Him, or at least talking about Him. The air of expectation was electric with assurance that the redemption of Israel was finally "at hand."
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Fatah Voting Delayed
Monday, August 10, 2009
By: Barry Segal
As the Fatah conference in Bethlehem continues past its original Thursday deadline, new rifts within the party have been revealed.
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Christian Deaths In Pakistan
Friday, August 7, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Hundreds of armed supporters of an Islamic terrorist group, burned dozens of Christian homes in Gojra over the weekend after allegations that a copy of the Koran had been defiled. The mob opened fire indiscriminately, threw gas bombs and looted houses as thousands of frightened Christians ran for safety.
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Objection: "Judaism is a healthy religion. Jews don't see the world as intrinsically evil..."
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
By: Mike Brown
This is an exaggerated and inaccurate statement. Traditional Jews see this world as the corridor to the world to come but stresses the importance of life in this world. As for Christians, while stressing the importance of the world to come, they have been responsible for the building of more hospitals, the feeding of more hungry people, and the establishment of more educational institutions than all other religions of the world combined.
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Testimony, Tithe, Power & Puppy Dogs
Monday, August 3, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
Periodically I share with you, dear readers, some of the questions that come to me from some of you. So here are a few of what your sisters and brothers have on their hearts. Maybe they will answer some of your own questions. Blessings upon you as your read them.
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Netanyahu Freezes Construction
Monday, August 3, 2009
By: Barry Segal
Israeli PM Netanyahu ordered a halt to the construction of 900 new apartments in the eastern Jerusalem Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev following his meeting with special US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell last week.
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Messianic Jews Joining IDF
Friday, July 31, 2009
By: Barry Segal
The local Messianic Jewish community received positive coverage from Israel's Jerusalem Post newspaper earlier this week.
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Objection: "Jews don't believe that the Messiah will come twice."
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
By: Mike Brown
Judaism actually has many different traditions about the coming of the Messiah, including beliefs that there are two messiahs who will each come once, as well as beliefs that there is a potential Messiah present in each generation.
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What's Your Jesus Like?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
By: Lonnie Lane
We had an interesting discussion in my Kosher Bible Study group this week which led to prayer for some healing of emotions with regard to our attitudes toward what we allow ourselves to enjoy and love.
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The Grace to Forget Past Disappointments
Monday, July 27, 2009
By: Bobby Conner
Have you ever entertained any of these thoughts: "Why didn't I....? I never should have...! If only he had... I'll never be able to forgive..."
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The Battle Over Jerusalem
Monday, July 27, 2009
By: Sarah Ann Haves
A key issue expected to be in the forefront of Israel's diplomatic discussions with the United States, Europe, and the international community is the status of Jerusalem. The current disagreement regarding a settlement freeze, in dispute between U.S. and Israeli officials, points not only to building construction in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria), but also to the building of apartments in East Jerusalem.
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