I’ve had occasion to be in dialog with two sets of people recently, Jews and Muslims, neither of whom believe God has a son. The uniqueness of faith in Yeshua is the belief, not only that He rose from the dead — unique enough!! But that He is God’s son.

It happened years ago, before my now-teenage son was born. By some fluke, my husband and I had nowhere special to go on Christmas Day. We had partied at the relatives’ house the night before, and the out-of-town relatives’ party was coming on the weekend.

Have you ever believed something to be true only to find out that it wasn’t what you thought it was? Or even that the Bible warns against it?

As we approach the celebration of PASSOVER we must remember that Passover is a celebration designed by God!

Clashes with police on the streets of Jerusalem by Palestinians and Israeli Arabs could spark a third intifada in Israel. The latest fighting began after Israel announced the finished renovations of the historic Hurva synagogue in the Old City’s Jewish Quarter.

One of the most striking aspects of the suffering and death of Jesus was that he went as a lamb to the slaughter, not resisting those who arrested him, not defending himself before his accusers, and even forgiving those who crucified him.

Jesus, who was known for his meekness and gentleness — all the way to the cross — did not engage in ‘violence’ in the Temple courts. There is no record of anyone being hurt or injured, and, in contrast to the some of the ancient Israelite prophets like Moses, Joshua or Samuel, Jesus did not put anyone to death in the name of the Lord.

I used to do a lot of sculpting. It was often living lessons as to how we as believers are the clay on the wheel of the Master Potter. I love the thought of His Hands upon the yielded clay of our hearts, forming us into the image of Yeshua.

If, as we have demonstrated, Isaiah 53 speaks of the servant’s death, then it must be accepted that the text just as clearly speaks of his continued activities after his death.

According to recent statistics highlighted at the Herzliya Conference in Tel Aviv last week, currently 46% of Americans sympathize with Israel — a number that has been consistent since 1967. Less than 12% of Americans sympathize with the Palestinian cause. What’s disturbing is that 30% of Americans don’t seem to care about either the Arabs or the Israelis, and there is a certain indifference in the United States to the on-going conflict in the Middle East.