Is the 10-year, $38 Billion Military Aid Package to Israel a Good One?

After much negotiation, Israel and the US finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington DC yesterday. But is it in America's best interest?  Is it in Israel's best interest?  Those are both very complicated questions, and it depends upon how you look at it.  From a practical standpoint, talk of billions of dollars …

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Whose Banner are You Flying?

Happy Lord's Day, my friends!  If you have followed the last two days, you are aware that a very strategic Christian Leadership Conference is taking place in Washington DC.  The focus is on Jewish-Christian relations and I am so blessed to be here with over 100 fellow graduates of Christian Leadership Seminars held at Yad …

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Reunion of Israel Friends

Greetings from Washington DC!  Though it is not quite the "Shalom from Jerusalem" I offered in November 2015, it is a reunion with the same friends (and more) from the Christian Leadership Seminar I attended at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Research Center.  You can check out my reports from that seminar beginning November 28 …

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A Prayer Walk around DC

I am in Washington DC for the annual AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference.  It promises to be a very exciting and educational opportunity for those of us who have never attended.  More about my experiences at the conference as I have time to report...stay tuned! Meanwhile, I went on a prayer walk …

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