Author: Clifford Denton

  • Antisemitic revival.

    Young UK Christians succumb to media bias on Israel. by Charles Gardner. LONDON, February 20, 2025 – A shocking new survey has revealed a significant proportion of young British Christians hold antisemitic views. An independent academic study of more than 2,000 Christians of all ages across the UK also found that one-third believe Jewish people…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem. Mishpatim – ‘judgments.’  

    By Joseph Shulam.  The Torah reading on February 22, 2025, is called in Hebrew Mishpatim – ‘judgments.’   The portion of Mishpatim reading is from Exodus 21:1- 24:18.  We will be reading Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 from the prophets. We will read the Gospel of Matthew 26:20- 30 from the New Testament.  Every teaching of Yeshua and the Apostles is solidly based on the Hebrew Bible. The Torah…

  • Road to freedom!

    New Covenant promise is primarily for the Jewish people. by Charles Gardner. DONCASTER, February 17, 2025 – This is the story of a very gifted Jewish boy whose grandparents fled the pogroms of Russia to seek freedom in America. Yet although Robert Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan) came to write many ‘freedom’ songs, he didn’t exactly…

  • The Evangelical Factor.

    Why is it that Christians on either side of the ‘pond’ are poles apart on Israel? by Charles Gardner. With the geopolitical and spiritual tectonic plates in the Middle East shaking as never before, are we about to see similar moves in the West, especially in the wake of Donald Trump’s radical reforms? The woke…

  • From Netivjah, Jerusalem. Beshalach.

    By Joseph Shulam.  This Shabbat’s Torah portion, Beshalach, is one of the most significant narratives of the whole Torah.   The reading from the Torah is from Exodus 13:17 – 17:16.  From the Prophets, the reading is from Judges 4:4-5:31. We will read John 6:15 – 71 and 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 from the New Testament.    In this reading are the departure of the children of Israel…

  • A SPIRIT OF DESPAIR.

    But hope rises in the wake of dark memories. by Charles Gardner. Sharing Holocaust Memorial Day with a talk I gave in Stoke-on-Trent – famous for its potteries – reminded me of the Scripture that describes us as having treasure in jars of clay (2 Corinthians 4:71). The Apostle Paul was of course referring to…

  • Walking through the Wilderness.

    Why not emulate British adventurer’s mountaintop focus? by Charles Gardner. The Jewish people are clearly going through a testing time somewhat akin to Yeshua’s walk through the wilderness, where he fasted for 40 days and was tempted by the devil. The Wilderness where Yeshua was tempted. (Photo Charles Gardner) It also echoed the experience of…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem.

    By Joseph Shulam.  This Shabbat in the Jewish Synagogues around the world will read from a portion of the Torah called “BO!” “BO” translates to English as “COME.” Within the parashah, the context means “Come to Pharaoh!” The question arises: why “come to Pharaoh?” The phrase would make more sense in English as “Go to…

  • From Netivyah, Jerusalem, Torah Portion Vaera.

    By Joseph Shulam.  The Torah readings from the book of Exodus connect the story of the children of Israel’s exit from slavery to freedom and from a passive docile community of enslaved people to a victorious army taking the land of their inheritance, Canaan.   Our Torah portion of this Shabbat is called Vaera, and the reading is…

  • A global pandemic.

    Marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on what is now known as Holocaust Memorial Day. by Charles Gardner. As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27th, to be marked by the now annual Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK and elsewhere, I struggle – as many…