The Early Warning System
British physician John Scott Haldane noticed a problem as he observed miners working underground: By the time they…
British physician John Scott Haldane noticed a problem as he observed miners working underground: By the time they…
They stand on the street corner, shouting at White passersby and preaching a message of hatred…
Victims of injustice have long found hope in the story of the Israelites…
“There’s going to be an anti-Israel protest downtown,” my friend said. “I think we need to do something.” The next day, we…
Imagine you’re on your way to Sabbath morning services at your local synagogue. For you, this is a day of tradition. It may…
When I was a teenager, I enjoyed visiting my pastor’s study. His bookshelves were sprinkled with interesting knickknacks…
As I look at the world and the terrible things people do, I will never understand why God loves us and wants to dwell among us. The fact that a Jewish virgin bore the divine…
John was the lead pastor of a medium-sized church for 10 years. Things had been running relatively smoothly until the news broke…
Relevant preaching. Authentic worship music. A community atmosphere. Many American churches today use those phrases to advertise the uniqueness of their…
The air was cool, a hint of dampness pervading it. I stood huddled with my Jewish friends. In front of us lay a massive mound of gray ash…
The scorching sun beat down on Obadiah as he walked the arid path, each step sending a swirl of dust upward…
A few months ago, I met with a high-profile Jewish leader who was giving a talk about his journey from poverty to entrepreneurial success. As a boy growing up in the slums of Boston…
Facebook. YouTube. Instagram. Twitter. For most of us, these sites serve as entertaining outlets where we post pictures, share opinions, and watch videos of cats (so I’m told) or of a deer eating a snowman. (That one was viewed several hundred thousand times.) But for Israel, social-media platforms have become…
After traveling through the desert from bondage in Egypt, the children of Israel embarked on the last leg of the journey to their new home: the land of Canaan—the land God had promised them. With the end of the trek in sight…
I am not a Jew. I feel I should make that clear from the beginning. I don’t keep kosher. I don’t like gefilte fish. And the first time someone called me a “mensch,” I thought he was insulting me. No, I will never be mistaken for a Jewish man…
A few miles from my boyhood home, just off a dusty country road, sits a little orange brick church. The tattered curtains sway in and out…
Creativity, liberalism, cultural awareness, and selfies all describe my generation—Generation Y, or the Millennial Generation. But what probably characterizes us…