Features
From the Editor May/Jun 2022
Last summer my husband, Tom, and I went to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the funeral of a dear friend. To say Las Vegas is hot in July is an understatement...
My Seven Chapters
Last summer I spoke at a family Bible conference. As I began preparing the messages for the ministry there, I decided to try something unusual...
Israel: Trip of a Lifetime
Pick up a tour brochure touting journeys to places far or near and you’ll likely see the claim, “The trip of a lifetime!” A promise...
3 Reasons Why I Support Israel
When I was a freshman in college, I learned a valuable lesson. My professor, Dr. Herb Hirt, told us never to read the...
From the River to the Sea
Throughout history, hatred of the Jewish people has surged and subsided but never disappeared. In the late 1800s..
5 Facts You Should Know About Israel
Have you ever wondered why the Jewish people have been scattered throughout the world more than any other people?..
More In This Issue
Inside View May/Jun 2022
I hate to think what this world would be like without Israel. Have you noticed that ads to help feed children in Africa, common in the 1980s and 1990s, are seldom seen...
Managing Misinformation
The blaze has subsided since Whoopi Goldberg insisted the Holocaust “isn’t about race,” but the embers are still burning...
A Win for Turkey and Russia at Israel’s Expense
The Biden administration recently withdrew its support for the...
Christian Persecution May/Jun 2022
Islamic extremists stopped an evangelist in Uganda on his way to participate in a debate about Christianity and Islam and beat him...
The Friends of Israel in Action May/Jun 2022
Nobody has enjoyed COVID-19 lockdowns. But even when the government makes leaving home impossible, God can still take...
‘We Are Naming the Periodical Israel My Glory’
This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of this award-winning magazine...
Standing on the Lord’s Side
It was a dark time in the history of God’s ancient people, the Jews. Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty king of the Babylonian...
Q: What is the Intermediate State?
The phrase intermediate state refers to the condition of people between death and the resurrection of their bodies...
Coming Home
For millennia, the Jewish people have held a hope in their hearts, a dream embodied in the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikvah.” That dream is “to be a free nation...
How Going to Israel Strengthened My Faith
For many Christians, touring and studying in the land of Israel is a once-in-a-lifetime...
Let’s Make a Deal
In 1963 the American television game show Let’s Make a Deal came on the air. It became famous for awarding prizes based on choices the contestants made...
Paul’s Triumphant Testimony
Are you prepared to die? The last words a person utters or writes when death is imminent are usually of great importance...
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
As a boy, I got a little anxious each Sunday morning when my parents stopped at a convenience store to buy mints...
Jewish World Update May/Jun 2022
Amnesty International’s outrageous report calling Israel an “apartheid state” has brought nearly all of the Jewish world...
Apples of Gold May/Jun 2022
People in Israel are always trying to find something new and interesting. For a long time, the ultra-Orthodox Jews promoted as messiah a man from New York City...
Daily News from Israel
News Digest — 6/12/25
The International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution Thursday declaring that Iran is in noncompliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations...
News Digest — 6/11/25
Bipartisan lawmakers convened at the Capitol on Tuesday evening (10th), remembering Sarah Milgrim, 26, and Yaron Lischinsky, 30...
Is the Social Media Account “Humans of New York” Misrepresenting the Jewish Community?
Popular social media account “Humans of New York” recently highlighted...
News Digest — 6/10/25
The Israeli Navy struck the port city of Hudaydah on Tuesday morning (10th). The strikes followed the warning Monday evening...
Israel at War: Week 87
The activist boat, Madleen, aptly nicknamed the 'selfie yacht' sailed with the aim of bringing ‘symbolic humanitarian aid to Gaza.’ It was truly only symbolic...
News Digest — 6/9/25
Participants of the “Madleen” flotilla, which was making its way to the shores of the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break the maritime blockade...
News Digest — 6/6/25
Rocket alert sirens sounded throughout central Israeli cities, including some near Jerusalem on Thursday night (5th)...
News Digest — 6/5/25
There has been a recent uptick in drone usage by Hamas within Gaza, the military said on Thursday (5th) after an IDF soldier was...