Horrible News! And Yet, This is Not the First Time.

On the front headlines of Fox news today, Feb 17th; shocking evidence is revealed that an Afghan Official publically accounced: Taliban Using Human Shields. This article goes on to state ”insurgents are firing at Afghan troops from inside or next to compounds where women...

A hero’s welcome

Why is it that when someone does well, that they are mocked rather than applauded. Their motives are questioned, and their actions are not taken at face value?  Is it because the critics themselves have a corrupt motive, so therefore they see all the rest with the same...

Devastation yet hope…

I can’t imagine anyone not being affected by the devastation that has taken place in Haiti…In one instant; thousands of lives have been snuffed out, with more to follow in the coming weeks and months… How fleeting is our life, how precious it is and, I would venture to...

Assimilation vs. Annihilation

Recently, I returned from a “quick trip” to the United States. After not visiting the land of my birth for 2 years, I was counter-culturally shocked on just how big everything is there. The streets, the grocery stores, everything. What was equally shocking...

Horton Hears a Who...

Do you remember the Dr Seuss book Horton hears a Who?  Its plot is extremely simple, yet, alarming profound… Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. Hmm, that is a little too close to...

We are Living in Troubled Times….

Israeli Police Storm Jerusalem Holy Site Sunday, October 25, 2009   Meshaal: Israel plans to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:38:51 GMT Oct 25, 2009 23:12 | Updated Oct 26, 2009 10:38 'Boost Jewish presence on Temple Mount'Oct 25, 2009...

sukkot

Whew!  The holidays are finally over!  We had 4 holidays clumped together in  a month’s span of time.  All with different purposes and meanings, and I hope you have enjoyed our “shots from Israel” on how we celebrate our festivities.   There...

Just Imagine...

Just imagine in your country that God calls a fast, and because of this, the whole country stops… No cars are allowed to drive… Nothing is allowed to play on the TV or radio stations… All the stores are closed… And everybody comes out that night on the streets...