500 Reasons to Say Thanks!

Hi friends!  Hard to believe, but I recently published my 500th Looking for the Blessed Hope post!  I hesitantly launched the blog 14 months ago as a way to share pictures and tour highlights during my latest trip to Israel.  Then, friends encouraged me to post parts of a Bible study I wrote and was …

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10 Things You Need to Know about Iran

As we catch our breath after a riveting few days of election news out of Israel, let us not forget that a very important deadline looms.  I’m talking about the March 31 deadline for reaching a framework agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program.  Members of the P5+1 (US, Great Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) are …

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ISIS Spouts Off Again, Iranian Nuclear Talks Resume

Hi friends...good to see you! While our focus has been on Israel’s elections, world events continue to align with what we would expect to see in end time prophecy.  Jesus told His disciples that in the last days there would be false messiahs, wars and rumors of wars, and that nations and kingdoms would rise …

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Breaking News: Netanyahu’s “Crushing Victory”

Wow...what a difference a day makes!  Going into the elections, Netanyahu's Likud party was thought (by pre-election polls) to be on the ropes in their race against Zionist Union.  Polls just prior to Tuesday's election had ZU leading Likud by at least 4 seats (a significant advantage). As exit polls began to be released after …

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