Numbers 22:2-25:9, Micah 5:6-6:8Let it be a word of comfort to us: God can change any ordered and planned curse into a blessing.I think Israel is setting some kind of heat temperature record. I keep hearing that this heat is unusual for Jerusalem.I did a couple of Shabbat errands. So, the chicken is in the […]
(read more)Yesterday, the world saw former PM Tony Blair appointed envoy to an organization of Muslim states. I am often asked when I speak in congregations who the Antichrist is. I sometimes laugh and say “it is not Prince Charles.” I also tell them, “I don’t care; I will not be here when the Antichrist takes […]
(read more)Ps 102:15 for thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and love her dust. Morning breakfast came with a piano version of HaTikva (Israeli national anthem). It was just so touching. I thought about standing up and singing, but sat down immediately when I realized that I do not carry a tune. I also heard, […]
(read more)Shalom from a still hot Jerusalem. As I was walking this morning down Emek, I noticed the boxes of produce stacked up at the restaurant door ways. It was not the first time I had noticed it. The restaurants are closed early in the morning and do not open for hours and yet the vendors […]
(read more)Shalom from a very hot Jerusalem! Temperatures should reach near the 100 mark. I know hot—being from Texas—and this is hot! Will and I ventured up to the Galilee area this weekend and got into the heat there also. Still, it is good to be in Israel. We ended up staying at one of the […]
(read more)It is official. It is hot in Jerusalem. Whew! I knew the nice weather had to end sometime. Last night as I was waiting for the bus on Emek to go my hotel, I saw a big tour bus coming down the road. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be our head bus […]
(read more)The heat wave is on. The weathermen are predicting temperatures in the 90’s for Jerusalem this weekend. I noticed last night that it was not as cool when I was heading back to the hotel from Emek. I had a chance to visit with Aviel Schneider with Israel Today. I think his magazine is a […]
(read more)Psalms 27:3 — “If an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; if war breaks out against me, even then I will keep trusting.” The news all around me is just bleak—until I remember that God is in control. Is it me or does everyone have a solutions to the problems in Gaza? […]
(read more)It is another beautiful morning in Jerusalem. The temperature at night is in the 60’s and the high during the day is the upper 70’s with a breeze. It just could not be better. Last year when I was here, the city was having a heat wave. The highs were in the 90’s. Quite a […]
(read more)Shabbat Shalom, Today is Will’s birthday. I am so blessed to have a wonderful son. When he moved to Israel almost 4 years ago, Zola and I watched as God opened door after door in his life. He is doing broadcasting and reporting at Bridges for Peace, reporting for Zola Levitt Presents, written a book, […]
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