Did You Know Arabs – Both Men and Women – Serve Voluntarily in the IDF?

In Israel, young men are required to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for 3 years and young women for 2 years. There are exemptions for religious and/or medical reasons, and the requirement does not extend to Arabs or Palestinians. However, those exempt may serve voluntarily, and they do! For example, the IDF has …

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Can One be Jewish and Believe in Jesus?

Absolutely! In fact, one is never more Jewish than when he or she believes in the Jewish Messiah! The one who addressed Jewish topics, before a Jewish audience, was Himself a Jew. Yet He was also the Messiah. God's Word tells us He came first to His own (Romans 1:16) before enacting a plan to …

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Celebrating Our Earthly and Heavenly Fathers Today

Here in America, today is Father's Day. Many will pause to honor their father with gifts, time, words of honor, or a phone call. For some, it is a joyous occasion to celebrate the man responsible for bringing us into life. For others, it is a difficult day. You may have lost your father, or …

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Is the War in America Political or Spiritual?

I don't know a person alive today who believes America is in better shape now than when they were born. I suppose if I hung out with a different crowd, perhaps I would hear someone make that claim, but I'm not sure I would buy it! Our country is crumbling from the inside out, and …

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