The Jerusalem Post was filled today with evaluations of the state of the war with Hamas and what we should do. Not all agreed, but there was a good deal of very good commentary. My own reflections this week agreed …
Abortion, the Pope and Donald Trump
Donald Trump today invited three responses when he said that abortion policy was up to the States by legislators or referendums. He got pushback against this from the left who were angry over the Supreme Court decision and wanted a …
Israel-Hamas War
The Jerusalem Post was filled today with evaluations of the state of the war with Hamas and what we should do. Not all agreed, but there was a good deal of very good commentary. My own reflections this week agreed …
What We Believe in the Heart
For many Western analysts, the problems of the world are rooted in the material conditions of the people. Then, some problems are rooted in a sense of the lack of dignity and self-determination. Applying this to the Israel-Arab-Palestinian situation, some …
Israel’s Strategy on a Temporary cease-fire and the Hostages
Israel is under enormous pressure from two directions. First, world leaders want a ceasefire in Gaza due to the number of civilian deaths in the Gaza War. They lie about what the International Laws of war say, and which laws …
What is Civilization?
This is just a little piece of reflection on what is civilization. For some civilization refers to societies with civilized behavior. This would be connected to the word civil and hence treating people in civil or respectful ways. However, many …
A Plea to Transcend Independence, An Essay on the Independent Movement of Churches
ACCOUNTABILITY My calling and part of my life quest has been to establish good government and accountability in the Messianic Jewish world. This was accomplished in two organizations I led, the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and in Tikkun America. …
Accountability and Historic Protestant Denominations
We recently were notified of a scandal in a prominent ministry. Most of you can probably figure this out. We still do not know for sure what has happened, the extent of guilt, the guilt of others involved and so …
Two-State Solution
Some of my friends and followers here may be confused about the idea of a two-state solution, a Jewish state and a Palestinian state living side by side in peace. Twenty years ago, the majority of Israelis were in favor …
The Spirit of Depression and Encouragement in a time of War
We’ve recently passed 100 days of war here in Israel. Some of my Israeli friends are down. This includes followers of Yeshua. Why wouldn’t there be depression? Here is a list of twelve reasons why many are depressed: 1. The terrible …