The Birthing Call

We’re on a roll, Israel lovers, so let’s pick up where we left off and dive right in! We have established that God uniquely called a pagan Gentile to be the one through whom He would bless all the families of the earth.  That is a tall order!  But with God as his Commander-in-Chief, Abraham …

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God’s Mission with Abraham

Welcome back, friends!  We left off yesterday with the thought that before the foundation of the world, God has been ON MISSION to provide redemption to His created beings who, because of free will, wrestle with the sin problem that blossomed in the Garden of Eden.  Though God can do infinitely anything He desires in …

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Why Israel is Central to Understanding God’s Faithfulness

Since my very first trip to Israel many years ago, God has deepened my understanding of why Israel is so very critical to God's faithfulness to us as Christians. It was in Israel that I saw evidence with my own eyes of His steadfast loving care of His chosen land and His chosen people. Land …

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Route 60: The Biblical Highway

Honestly, I'm a "one-movie-per-year" kinda girl! But, after seeing Golda, the docu-drama about Israel's first and only female Prime Minister who guided Israel through the Yom Kippur War in 1973, I'm headed back to the theater for another Israel-centric movie next week. Former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman (who I very much admire), has …

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