Looking Ahead to 2017

Tonight at midnight we close the chapter on a fairly tumultuous 2016.  Will 2017 bring brighter days, or are we in a deep trough of the "ups and downs" of history?  The next chapter in history is about to be written and we will know the answer to that question soon. There are many things …

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Netanyahu: “How can you make peace with someone who rejects your very existence?”

Israel's Prime Minister asks a logical question: "How can you make peace with someone who rejects your very existence?" In response to US Secretary of State John Kerry's Israel-Palestinian peace plan, Benjamin Netanyahu lays out point-by-point objections to it.  See the full 13-minute speech here: Pray for the Prime Minister and other Israeli leaders as …

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Reflections on 2016

What a year!  Despite so much chaos in our world, there is so much for which to be thankful.  Tomorrow we'll look toward 2017, but today let's reflect on 2016. January: We began the year asking questions such as: Are we sleeping? and Is there Hope for America?  While I believe many churches are asleep at …

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Reaction to John Kerry’s Speech

Despite traveling today, I have remained abreast of the news, and join many others who are appalled. After 8 years of diplomatic failure, the Obama administration, through Secretary of State John Kerry, has laid out a final peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. What they could not accomplish in 8 years, they now attempt …

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