The Star and the King
The Magi, or sometimes translated “wise men,” came to worship the King of the Jews only using a star and the Scripture as their guide. After Jesus was born in …
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
I have vivid memories of singing in church as a child. When the piano and organ began the introduction to a song I would try to guess the song before …
Bring Us Back To You (Lamentations 4—5)
The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BC smashed everything that had given God’s chosen people a sense of national identity. The process had not been quick, however. …
The Rebirth of Israel in Light of Ezekiel 37: Part Two
The Lord commanded the prophet in Ezekiel 37 to prophesy over the bones a second time: Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, “Thus …
The Rebirth of Israel in Light of Ezekiel 37: Part One
In 1897 Theodor Herzl invited 204 Jewish leaders to Basel, Switzerland, for the First Zionist Congress. He opened the conference with these words: “There is a land without a people, …
