Political and Prophetic Implications of the US Embassy Move

The Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) has ramped up Israel-related coverage in the past few years.  They produce regular Jerusalem Dateline segments and have an "Inside Israel" page on their website.  As a Christian organization that supports Israel, they are leading the media charge in taking up issues specific to Israel. Gordon Robertson, president of CBN, was present …

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Final Thoughts from the ICEJ/ACLI Conference

Today I'll share final thoughts and insights from the Israel: Seventy and Strong Gala & Summit, sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) and American Christian Leaders for Israel (ACLI) earlier this week.  (If you missed previous reports from the conference, please scroll back through the past few days of posts.) Israel's 70th anniversary …

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Arab Christian Pastor Thankful to be an Israeli

We were blessed with so many fantastic speakers at the ICEJ/ACLI Conference earlier this week, and I want to share about one of the most interesting speakers of the event, Pastor Saleem Shalash.  Pastor Shalash is an Arab Christian living in Nazareth (Jesus' boyhood hometown), shepherding Home of Jesus the King congregation. His gratitude for …

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Israel and the Millennial Generation

One of the major emphases during the ICEJ/ACLI Conference in Washington DC was the "Israel divide" in the millennial generation.  Those born between 1980-2000 are into young adulthood now and are statistically less supportive of Israel than previous generations.  According to polls, less than 45% of Millennials are supportive of Israel, while 27% sympathize more …

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