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21. Passover: The Way to Peace: (Israel & Middle East); Praying for Muslims to see that Jesus is the true Messiah As the eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover (Pesach) is celebrated from next Monday (22nd April), in commemoration of the biblical story of the ...; Created on 19 April 2024
22. A Christian Passover: (Church Issues); The Jewish feast perfectly fulfilled by the Lamb of God It seems the ‘Christian’ West is particularly out of sync with Israel this year, with Easter and Passover separated by several weeks – they are ...; Created on 29 March 2024
23. An Upside-Down World: (Israel & Middle East); But the tables will be turned as the Lord raises his standard! The exponential rise of anti-Jewish feeling in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war grows ever more alarming – until we recognise that God is ...; Created on 21 March 2024
24. Review: My Friend Anne Frank: (Resources); Charles Gardner reviews 'My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds', by Hannah Pick-Goslar (2023) While hate-filled demonstrators ...; Created on 15 March 2024
25. Who is the Prodigal Son?: (Israel & Middle East); The Father’s love for the lost sheep The question of whether Jesus is truly ‘for’ the Jewish people has come up again of late. It is, of course, a very crucial one. Is He their Messiah? The call from ...; Created on 23 February 2024
26. An Antidote to War: (Israel & Middle East); German-based movement follows the way of love Witnessing the worldwide frenzy of hatred for Jews stirred up by the war in Gaza has left many of us feeling sickened and distraught. But a holiday read has ...; Created on 09 February 2024
27. For Such a Time as This!: (Church Issues); Jesus lifted high in Amsterdam It was in the ‘open square of the city’ that Mordecai sat in sackcloth and ashes wailing over the plot to destroy the Jews of ancient Persia (Est 4:6). Queen Esther’s guardian ...; Created on 26 January 2024
28. Review: Blood, Sweat and Jesus: (Resources); Charles Gardner reviews ‘Blood, Sweat and Jesus: The story of a Christian hospital bringing hope and healing into a Muslim community’, by Kerry Stillman (2020) What is a Christian hospital doing in a ...; Created on 04 January 2024
29. Wise Men Still Seek Him: (Church Issues); The Answer to our Prayers! "Return to me with all your heart, says the Lord" (Joel 2:12) We were amazed the other day as we watched a social media update on the Israel-Gaza war from the Aliyah Return ...; Created on 21 December 2023
30. Solace Amid Suffering: (Church Issues); A hymn of praise out of the depths of despair Amidst the searing loss of life in Israel today, it is well to recall the biblical message of solace that can come out of suffering. Isaiah prophesied of ...; Created on 15 December 2023
31. Review: From Despair to Hope: (Resources); Charles Gardner reviews ‘From Despair to Hope: A Biblical Approach to Trauma’, by Alison P H Barnett Though published prior to the recent unfolding of events in Israel, this book is particularly relevant ...; Created on 08 December 2023
32. When Heaven Came to Hell: (Church Issues); The call to keep watch over God’s chosen people Back in late summer, I was prompted to re-visit the remarkable story of Corrie ten Boom and her family, so I bought a copy of her book, The Hiding Place, ...; Created on 17 November 2023
33. The Glass is Still Broken: (Church Issues); Time to repair the damage Christians have inflicted on Jews Kristallnacht was a foretaste of the Holocaust to come, and it should have been a wake-up call for Europe. As we have just had its 85th anniversary, ...; Created on 10 November 2023
34. Israelophobia: (Society & Politics); Woke world – and Church – betray the Jews once more With Israel facing another potential Holocaust, you might have hoped we’d learned our lessons and were making every effort to stand with them this time. ...; Created on 27 October 2023
35. Descent into Barbarism: (Israel & Middle East); ... hearts. King Charles III at his recent coronation promised to maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the gospel, and was reminded that the whole world was subject to the power and empire ...; Created on 20 October 2023
36. The Lord Is Near!: (Israel & Middle East); Close to those who call on him, and close to coming back… Words fail me as I try to contemplate the horror inflicted on Israel these past few days. Wake-up call At the height of the pogrom is the great ...; Created on 13 October 2023
37. No Nourishing Sap: (Israel & Middle East); ... is “the power of God that brings salvation to all who believe; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile” (Rom 1:16). Post-Puritan evangelicals like John Wesley, Robert Murray McCheyne, Charles Spurgeon ...; Created on 29 September 2023
38. A Shocking Revelation: (Israel & Middle East); German Pentecostals backed Hitler’s race laws in 1938 The question of whether the Christian Church was complicit in the Holocaust has been the subject of much debate ever since its horrific occurence. ...; Created on 15 September 2023
39. A Serious Heresy: (Israel & Middle East); ... who came out to South Africa to help shepherd my Dutch-Afrikaner ancestors scattered to the interior by overbearing British rule in Cape Town. When my orphaned great-grandfather, also Charles, was left ...; Created on 13 September 2023
40. Britain’s Shameful Betrayal: (Israel & Middle East); Christians express sorrow over detention of Jews in Mauritius British Christians have been expressing their deep sorrow and shame over the past couple of days, for the detention on a remote island of ...; Created on 08 September 2023