Do we understand Israel's role in God's eternal plan? As Christians, do we rightly relate to the Jewish people and to our Jewish roots? Those are two of the questions I'm trying to answer in a new Bible study entitled Why Israel Matters: Rightly Relating to Our Jewish Roots, now being tested with a pilot group. …
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Brief Report from Christian Leadership Refresher
Jam packed days! Those are the words that describe Christian Leadership Seminars led by Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Research Center! If you missed yesterday's post, I am in Washington DC, where I have joined with over 100 other graduates of Leadership Seminars that were held over the past 6 years in Jerusalem. What a …
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Reflections on a World Unraveling
We live in a different world today than a generation ago. Terrorist attacks have become commonplace (Wikipedia lists 94 so far in July 2016), governments throughout the Middle East are being challenged (Turkey just survived a coup attempt), much of the world is either threatening Israel (Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, others) or turning its back (Europe, …
Outraged and Heartbroken
Friends, do you ever experience times of sheer outrage and heartbreak when you look at the condition of today's world? Though I am supremely confident that our Lord God is firmly in control, we have to live in a world that is not only far from perfect, but walking away from from our gracious God …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 