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This week, 20 living hostages finally returned home to Israel after 738 days of unimaginable suffering. We praise God for their release and pray for their healing; we pray also that the remains of those murdered in captivity will be returned to their families. Hear what our missionary team in…
Shalom in His grace. After 738 days of unimaginable darkness, the horror for 20 precious souls and their families is finally over. We thank God for their release and commit to praying for their healing—a journey that will be long and difficult. Let me list the names and just a…
Judaism teaches that Isaiah 53 is fulfilled in the suffering and survival of the nation of Israel, which bore the sins of the Gentile nations. Rashi, the great 11th century French rabbi, and other sages developed this response during the Middle Ages, when Jewish people were often persecuted for not believing…
The spiritual dimensions to the sacrifice of the Servant are still challenging for us to grasp, as most of us have been raised to be skeptical of anything we cannot see or prove in a laboratory! This is where faith comes into the picture — not only faith in God,…
By Tony Pearce One day, I was deep in discussion with my Jewish friend when he exclaimed in an exasperated tone, “Your Jesus can’t be the Messiah, because there is no peace in the world!” I responded that Yeshua came the first time to provide atonement for our sins in…
By Tony Pearce Because of the return of the Jewish people to Israel and the crisis in the Middle East, many people today are interested in what the Bible says about the Messiah and the end of days. In an article posted in the summer of 2002 on the Jewish…
Maybe, Just Maybe, It Is True There has been an unmistakable revival of interest in ancient texts. The phenomenal success of The DaVinci Code a few years back and the astonishing number of Kabbalah centers springing up like mushrooms is ample proof that there is a yearning for life’s meaning…
Purim! Is there a more festive celebration in the entire Jewish world? No indeed! Purim is a foot-stomping, shouting, eating, singing, joking Jewish carnival for all ages. The Book of Esther provides the background and Jewish tradition has taken it from there. Throughout the world, Purim is celebrated in many…
O Hanukkah, O HanukkahA festival of joyA holiday, a jolly dayFor every girl and boy Spin the whirling dreydlsAll week longEat the sizzling latkesSing a happy song Hanukkah! Even the most sophisticated, secular Jewish person cannot help feeling merry when Hanukkah rolls around. Who wouldn’t? It’s a celebration that combines…
One of the most moving moments in the life of Jesus occurs at the very end of His earthly ministry. It is known as the Last Supper – the final gathering of Jesus and the disciples to celebrate Passover on the last night of His earthly life. Although many believers…
One day, while passing through the disreputable district of Samaria, Jesus encountered a woman at a well. You know the story. The woman, uncomfortable at the direction of the conversation, switched to a religious point: “Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the…
On Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication, Jewish people remember one of the shining moments in Israel’s history. It is a glorious story of the best kind–a righteous underdog battling against seemingly insurmountable odds and prevailing. The mighty Maccabees rallied a beaten and dispirited people and turned them into winners. Today,…