You know, I grew up hearing the music of Culture Club and Boy George back in the 80s. Those songs were part of the background of a whole generation. Today I can still appreciate the music without approving of everything in the man’s life. Recently Boy George has taken a...
You know, folks, it’s always a joy when we hear of a Jewish person coming to faith in Jesus. We see it as a fulfilment of God’s promises and a sign of His ongoing work among the people He first chose. Yet behind the joy there is often a quieter,...
Today I noticed on Facebook a local newspaper near me ran an article about our West Dunbartonshire MP Douglas McAllister supporting a ban on trade with Israeli settlements. The newspaper piece used strong words like “illegal,” “stolen land,” “proceeds of crime,” and even “apartheid.” As a follower of Jesus who...
The Balfour Declaration, the British Mandate, and God’s Faithfulness to Israel Standing with Israel in Light of Scripture and History Folks, as you open and read the Word of God, we see the Lord’s hand moving in history. I stand with Israel and the Jewish people because the Bible is...
A Mixed Reaction from a Bible-Believing Perspective Just last week on April 23rd, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar appointed George Deek as Israel’s first-ever Special Envoy to the Christian World. The purpose of this new position is to strengthen ties between the nation of Israel and Christian communities all over...
Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day Remembering the Past, Looking to God’s Faithful Future Well, today, Tuesday the 14th of April, is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day in Israel. It began at sundown yesterday and continues until nightfall tonight. In Israel, at ten o’clock in the...
Folks, let us open our Bibles and turn to the Book of Esther. Today is March 3rd, and right now the Jewish people are celebrating Purim. This joyful feast began at sunset yesterday and continues through today. Purim comes straight from the pages of Scripture, it’s the commemoration of God’s...
Well, good morning, or good evening, wherever you are reading this from. Let’s open our hearts to the Word of God tonight, because there’s something stirring in my spirit about this whole business with Israel. You know, I’ve been watching the news, and listening to what’s being said out there,...
Folks, as we pause on this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, marking the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945, our hearts turn to one of the darkest chapters in human history. The Shoah, the Holocaust, saw six million Jewish people, God’s chosen nation, systematically murdered by the Nazis and their...
Hi folks, in your Bibles, in the book of Romans, chapter 9. Paul, that great apostle, a Jew through and through, says something that always touches my heart. He writes, “I tell the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,...