A nightmare Gaza has become the stuff of nightmares. The number of rocket and mortar attacks launched from Gaza in the last few years number in the tens of thousands. This is from where the October 7th attack originated and where hostages are still captive. For Israelis, the terror in the night comes from here.…

Out of the mouth of babes… You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy… (Psalm 8:2, NKJV). A third-grade teacher in a Christian school, from Indiana, wrote a letter telling me what happened.  One of her students “started asking for prayer for Israel.”  She explained to the class “about the war,…

Things holy! Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground (Exodus 3:5, NLT) Sandals were made of dead skin from an animal. His sandals stepped in all kind of filthy things.  Moses is now in the presence of the holy.  He is in God’s presence. Assembly: For where two or three are…

A Vivid Scene Egyptian bodies were visible on the seashore. The whole of the Egyptian army was drowned. Without context it’s a macabre scene. God had just dealt the final blow against the Egyptian army ending their control over the Israelites. The enslavers were swallowed up by the Red Sea. Standing on the other side…

Ecclesiastes 3:4 it says there is a “time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” I cannot speak for anyone else, but, for me, it is a time for mourning. I feel as if I have been in that period of mourning since October 7, 2023…

I couldn’t protect you! Arriving at the Kibbutz, the cousin of Yarden met us as we walked together toward the lobby.  A few moments later Yarden walks in.  His eyes were tired, as he extended his hand to me. We exchanged cordial introductory comments, I introduced Louise, and then the heartfelt conversation began. I first…

Women with “Fire” Paul was blessed to have godly women working with him in ministry.  Here is a list for you to peruse: Chloe, Priscilla, Phoebe, Mary, Junia, Tryphaena, Tryphosa, Persis, Mother of Rufus, Julia, Olympas, Euodia, Syntyche, Nympha, Apphia, Claudia (I Cor. 1:11; 16:19; Romans 16:1, 3, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15; Phil. 4:2;…

Hineni – “Here I am”  Two of the greatest figures in the Bible are Abraham and Moses.  Both were called by God.  Both answered with the same Hebrew word, Hineni (He-nay- nee), “Here I am.” The word Hineni involves a wiliness, a readiness, a conviction, no matter one’s state of mind. Abraham For Abraham (Genesis…

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem   King David in the Psalms of Accent gives a petition to “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem”. The prayer and the Psalms to follow were sung by pilgrims as they made their way up to God’s chosen city. The text reflects the Abrahamic promises and the future Messianic…

Broken Pieces, Leaven Bread & Shavuot Moses Shavuot, or Pentecost memorializes Moses’ accent up Sinai where he met with God receiving the Decalogue (10 Commandments) written on two stone tablets by God Himself, the Torah, and instruction regarding building the Tabernacle. He was there for 40-days and nights (Exodus 19 – 32; Deuteronomy 9:9 –…