This month's cover of The Atlantic magazine caught my attention. Next to the headline of the feature article, "How to Destroy a Government", is the picture of a column which looks like an unravelling rope cut in two yet connected by a single strand. The imagery is...
COVID-19 and Passover The COVID-19 pandemic currently sweeping across the world is occurring during the time of the year that we celebrate Passover. Passover marks the time when the Israelites left Egypt. The Exodus event, which happened thousands of years ago, is a...
Many world leaders are describing their response to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world as a war against an invisible enemy. What can the account of 2 Kings 2:23-24 reveal to us about this pandemic? World Leaders and the Young Men In 2 Kings 2:23-24 we see that...
As the corona virus pandemic spreads across the world many governmental leaders are addressing their nations. Common themes run through each of these addresses. Whether it is the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, The Australian Prime Minsiter Scott Morrison, The...
This last week saw many western stock markets enter into bear territory. From the perspective of economists this is a very bad development. However, we see this as a positive development instead of a negative one. The timing of this event, so close to Passover, also...
Last week an ABC news article appeared on my Facebook feed. The article was about the opening up of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to tourists. We have previously written about this change in Saudi policy in the blog article Saudi Arabia Opens its Doors. However, this...
On the 29th of February 1948 Richard Wurmbrand was taken into custody. His crime - the spreading of the gospel message throughout Communist Romania. On the anniversary of his capture we saw the movie, "Tortured for Christ". The movie is a confronting, yet inspiring,...
“In the middle of the feast Yahshua went up into the temple and began teaching.”John 7:14 We are currently in the middle of the Feast of Tabernacles for 2019. The middle of the feast is a time when Yahshua comes into the temple to teach, revealing Himself. This makes...