Author: Clifford Denton

  • Messiah to the rescue!

    Do British Christians understand what they are singing? by Charles Gardner. As churches prepare for Christmas here in Yorkshire, the atmosphere has been enriched by that great hymn, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel. How apt for today with the Jewish nation under vicious attack, and many of their people still held…

  • From Netivyah Bible Instruction Ministry.

    December 7, 2023. By Joseph Shulam. Day 62 since the war in Gaza started and it has spread to the North of Israel. Day 62 of horror and hate and cruelty and beastiality by humans that are acting like devils.  Even Beasts don’t do what these people did to innocent young men and women.  As disciples of…

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Nine.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1-40:23. 9th December 2023/Kislev 26. 2nd Day of Chanukah There we were binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed, your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf (Genesis 37:7). Picture by Helen McNeill Much of our view of…

  • RESISTING THE DEVIL.

    How Hanukkah prepared the way for Israel’s Messiah. by Charles Gardner. The prodigious and insightful author Rabbi Jonathan Cahn asks the question, “Who is the most famous person to attend the annual Festival of Hanukkah?”1 The answer, as too many perhaps don’t realise, is Yeshua. For in the Gospel of John, the apostle records: “Then…

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Eight.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Vayishlach: Genesis 32:3-36:43. 2nd December 2023/Kislev 19. Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. (Genesis 32:24) Picture by Helen McNeill Two things are clear from our Bible readings over the last few weeks. First and foremost, God is faithful to His covenant with Abraham.…

  • Dying Soldier’s Legacy.

    Jewish army doctor turns to Jesus after witnessing patient’s extreme courage. by Charles Gardner. A Jewish army surgeon was amazed by the courage of a young soldier badly wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War (1861-65). Dr Max Rossvally was forced to amputate both a leg and arm in a bid…

  • SOLACE AMID SUFFERING.

    A hymn of praise out of the depths of despair. by Charles Gardner. Amidst the searing loss of life in Israel today, it is well to recall the biblical message of solace that can come out of suffering. Isaiah prophesied of a time when those living in a land of “deep darkness” – he was…

  • When heaven came to hell.

    The call to keep watch over God’s chosen people. by Charles Gardner. Back in the late summer, I was prompted by the Lord to re-visit the remarkable story of Corrie ten Boom and her family, so I bought a copy of her book, The Hiding Place, at a Christian store in Berkshire. It was only…

  • THE SANITISING OF VIOLENCE.

    The upside-down worldview of today’s mainstream media. by Charles Gardner. I concur with the sentiments of Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who has called out the Archbishop of Canterbury over his simplistic statement on the Israel-Gaza War. In calling for a ceasefire, the Church of England prelate had reportedly said: “The misuse of hospitals by Hamas does…

  • Once a ‘violent savage’.

    The ‘Damascus Road’ story of the Son of Hamas. by Charles Gardner. A former Hamas activist has lashed out at the United Nations for failing to condemn the organisation that sparked Israel’s latest war with Gaza. Addressing the Mission of Israel to the UN, Mosab Hassan Yousef said: “I don’t know why it’s not obvious……