The recent barrage of rocket and mortar attacks against Israeli southern communities; the brutal murder of five members of a settler family in Itimar, and the first bus bombing in Jerusalem since 2004, has, once again, shattered the sense of calm and well-being in Israel.

We keep trying from “down here” to get to what can only be received from “up there.” Trying won’t do it, but trusting will. Trusting that God through Yeshua has already made you “accepted in the beloved” (Eph 1:6 KJV).

Pray with millions of others around the world for God to turn us from darkness to the light, from evil and deception to righteousness and truth!

The blood of Yeshua should have a central place in our intercession. Could the blood be a key to more effective intercession?

Luke wrote his account of Yeshua and Acts of the believers to a man named Theophilus. It happens that there was a high priest of that name from A.D. 37-41.

I’m proposing another option to petitions, one that’s been proven to work for oh, a couple of thousand years Prayer!!

The beginning of 2011 will be remembered as a time of chaos and change in the Middle East.

A friend sent me a list of some of the names of God recently. As I began to ponder each one, I thought how grateful I am for each of those aspects of God.

Israel goes into the New Year facing a decrease in military deterrence capability against its enemies; continued failures in reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians; and challenges to its legitimacy as a nation state for the Jewish people.

Last week I was in the presence of the likes of Joshua and Caleb — men of “a different spirit” (Numbers 14:24), men of strength, boldness and gentle humility, and most of all, men who believe God. These men are leaders who lead other leaders as high ranking Generals in the Israeli army.