I don’t know if I’ve ever gone a month and a half without downloading my pictures from my camera. But I suppose that a combination of events made that possible this summer. But I have done it now, and thought I’d share a few pictures of the last six weeks of our life. Packers came a… Read More »
Does the Law of Moses still apply today, or was that “fulfilled” with Jesus? There are three positions among believers in Israel. 1) Doesn’t apply at all. The pastor of Jerusalem Assembly holds this. 2) Applies to all. Many Messianics hold to this. 3) Applies to Jews but not to Gentiles. Some at the moshav… Read More »
The Jerusalem Post has an article about the Elvis Inn, on the 30th anniversary of the king’s death.
It seems like Israel doesn’t like receiving a taste of their own medicine. American Jewish organizations are worried that changes to a special visa program could prevent hundreds of Israelis from coming to the US and leave vital religious jobs unfilled…. Adjudicators were now “trying to throw the kitchen sink at somebody and see if… Read More »
I’ve lost students on trips before, but never this bad: An Israeli tour guide picked the group up from the airport and took them straight to Caesarea. From there, they made their way north to Nazareth, the guide reporting his suspicions from the first when the leader, dressed as a priest, did not correct one… Read More »
Some people love Israel and think that the country can do no wrong. I think that as with most things, the more you know, the more problems you see. Today there were three articles in the Israeli news that caught my attention. A man was fined 500 shekels for wearing a seatbelt under his arm. The… Read More »
Some months ago, the major TV news channel in Israel (Channel 2) aired a documentary on Messianic Jews that was essentially fair. It allowed them to speak for themselves, without the slander that often is present in reporting about believers in Israel. The video is now online, with English subtitles. At nine minutes in length,… Read More »
From Arutz-7: Of two Kassam rockets fired from Gaza at Israel Thursday morning, one landed at the entrance to a kibbutz in the western Negev. No one was hurt, but a wheat field was set on fire. Just two days ago, Agriculture Minister Shalom Simchon announced that the farming communities around Gaza would be eligible… Read More »
Politics in Israel is cyclical. Or maybe what I mean is that it is not uncommon for politicans to rise, fall (hard), and rise again. Bibi Netanyahu left the prime minister’s office in near disgrace some years ago, but now he has rehabilitated himself and if elections were held today, he would be the new… Read More »
I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve just been trying to stay afloat. Tonight is one night where I’m not outside the house so I have a few minutes and I was just struck by how many good things happened today. 1. I read 1 Thessalonians this morning and saw more new things. I… Read More »