Category Archives: Israel

Is Israel the apple of God’s eye?

How many times have you heard someone say, I believe the Jews i.e. modern-day Israel, are God’s chosen people and the apple of God’s eye? In the minds of many, this view is so sacrosanct that to dare question it is … Continue reading

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Either Convert them or kill them! Islam or Christianity?

Who recently said, “Either convert them or kill them?” An Islamic terrorist or Cleric, right? It clearly sounds like Middle East rhetoric we’ve heard before, but in this instance, it was a famous Christian duck hunter.    Phil Robertson seems … Continue reading

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Peacemakers and the Land Promises…

“Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS for they shall become sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9) This poignant exhortation, embedded in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, is often ignored in the larger context. People recognize their responsibility to seek peace with their “neighbor“, … Continue reading

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Things may not be quite as they appear…

Following is an interview with Yonatan Sapira, a former Captain in the Israeli Air Force. I am truly invigorated by this man’s conviction and his willingness to subject himself to scorn as he follows his heart. And contrary to the … Continue reading

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Former Israeli Air Force pilot describes why we joined the Gaza Aid Flotilla

I constantly receive articles, emails, and videos extolling the virtues of Israel while impugning the legitimacy of any and all facts to the contrary. Be that as it may, I think we need to at least attempt to separate the political reality … Continue reading

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Pray for Israel? – What about the Palestinians, the Sudanese and/or the Canadians?

I received a short email (at bottom) asking that we pray for Israel. Rather innocuous enough, right?  Why not pray for the peace of a nation constantly embroiled in conflict, and opposed on all sides by the many who want … Continue reading

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The unprovoked 1967 attack on the USS Liberty

Was Israel’s 1967 Attack on the USS Liberty, a mistake in identity?   You be the judge whether “mistaken identity” was even a remotely plausible excuse for the deaths of 34 servicemen and the injuries of 174 more. In the … Continue reading

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Christian Zionism and the Palestinan-Israeli Conflict

Galatians 3:26-29 (NASB) 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is … Continue reading

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