When the offering plate comes my way, or when I’m directed to give online during my church services, I experience conflicting emotions. It’s sometimes hard for me to balance the …
Inviting Angels to Dinner
In the quiet darkness of nighttime, you hear a knock on your door. When you answer the door, the disheveled stranger standing before you asks to stay in your home …
Joseph: The Selfless Father of the Messiah
I remember walking our oldest daughter around The Friends of Israel headquarters when she was a newborn to meet my ministry family. One of my coworkers, a father with adult children, …
The Eclectic Jewish Afterlife
As I was preparing recently for an outreach at our local university campus, I began my search for gospel tracts. Most of their titles focused on heaven and how to …
Faith Like Isaac
Singers from Michael Jackson to Billy Joel to Bon Jovi give the same advice for enduring hard times: “Keep the faith!” This phrase with biblical origin (2 Timothy 4:7) has …
Psalm 16: Predicting the Resurrection
Psalm 16:10 is a key verse from the Old Testament the apostles used to defend the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord: “For you will not leave my soul in …