"For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit" (Luke 6:43). We typically use this verse to judge the quality of spiritual lives of other people. We look for fruit and find none that satisfy our own religious
WHAT TO KNOW
* There are approximately 30,000 Messianic Jewish believers in Israel today, but many people who come to faith from a Jewish background think they are the only one!
* The New Testament is generally considered taboo and even dangerous in Jewish circles. You cannot buy
"And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him" (Luke 4:16-17a).
Evangelism is always a great thing, and God can and does use many
Like a key that unlocked the proverbial Pandora's Box, the events of 1948 have rippled out from Israel and affected the whole world. Why does this small strip of land matter so much?
Other lands are contested, fought over, have changed hands, and experienced turmoil, but there
Two very significant days for Israel come right after each other—a day of mourning followed by a day of rejoicing for Independence Day when the nation breaks out into a huge party to celebrate its reestablishment after a 2000-year exile.
First, there is the annual Memorial Day
Israel emphasises the heroism that often gets forgotten in tales of the Holocaust. The end of the official ceremony also involves the singing of Israel’s national anthem, “Ha Tikva”, which means “The Hope”.
The people of Israel were brutally decimated, but not destroyed. They
Theodore Herzl was a man with a plan. But what many people don't know is that he had an advocate and a mentor who was a committed Christian. Herzl may be the face of modern Zionism, but William Hechler is an unsung hero who also played an important role in helping to recreate the
What does it mean to be truly holy? Does it even matter?
Is it just a religious word that we hear once in a while, or can we, as people, truly have a desire to live a holy life? These are all very important questions that every person asks or thinks about at some point in his
Delivering faith and hope on the road of conflict
As our team woke to the horror of October 7th we jumped to action. Responding to the needs of our people on the front lines and those evacuating the warzones, our publisher Eitan Jumped in his car to deliver needed supplies. In
"Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I am a virgin?' ... The angel answered and said to her.... 'For nothing will be impossible with God'" (Luke 1:34, 35a, 37).
It can hardly be coincidental that Gabriel's reassuring words to Mary as she pondered the impossibility of
Iranian stabbed for sharing his faith, miraculously made it across the border without a passport!
Ramin and the shiite Muslims in his town used to beat themselves in the streets to prove their devotion to Allah. Ramin loved God as a child, but after witnessing the hypocrisy and
"Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they said, 'What is that to us? See to that yourself!' And he