Category: Focus on Israel

Ceremony evokes special memories of Israeli president. by Charles Gardner. Precious memories of a former Israeli president were shared during the unveiling of a Jewish memorial stone near Lincoln, England, on Sunday. Inspired by the recently excavated Magdala Stone in Galilee dating from the Second Temple period, it is the gift of the city’s Christians […]

Lincoln’s stone of sorrow for historic persecution. by Charles Gardner. At a time when Jews are once more wondering whether they are no longer welcome in Britain, the Christians of Lincoln have rallied round to honour them in a special way. At the very spot where murderous antisemitism broke out in the city in the […]

Gentile Christians support Messianic and Arab believers in Israel. by Charles Gardner. What particularly spurred me on to volunteer for Jewish mission following my retirement in 2013 was a video of a Jerusalem conference where Jew and Arab met as brothers reconciled through the cross of Christ. Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, dominated by the Islamic […]

How calamity is followed by redemption in God’s calendar. by Charles Gardner. I was greatly shocked to hear of Yolanda Diaz, a Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, ending a speech on the Gaza War with the genocidal slogan “Palestine will be free from the river to the sea”.1 This of course is the Hamas chant that […]

NOW EVERYTHING CHANGES – Review by Charles Gardner. When a Palestinian flag is discovered flying on top of a remote hill in England’s beautiful Lake District, something is surely amiss. And it proves the trigger for one man’s search for truth in a world that has seemingly gone mad. A new book by prolific author […]

Three Christian ladies who loved and served the Jewish people. by Charles Gardner. Sometimes I think we afford far too much attention to the heroic efforts of men in the long history of the church. So I am delighted to focus on three Gentile women whose love for the Jewish people made a significant impact […]

It’s time to turn the tide of this worldwide spiritual battle. by Charles Gardner. As we approach the 80th anniversary of D-Day – a military invasion that saved the free world – we are reminded how the Jewish state is currently performing a similar task on our behalf. The Nazi spirit is still alive, not […]

Isn’t it time politicians sought wisdom from above? by Charles Gardner. As I awoke this morning, bleary-eyed, to an alarming end-time scenario, I once more found myself exclaiming with rising exasperation: “The world’s gone mad!” The news that Spain has recognised a Palestinian state looked like a signal for re-igniting the Spanish Inquisition that brought […]

Ancient weapon wielded as raging protests continue. by Charles Gardner. As raging anti-Israel protests continue to be tolerated on London’s streets, there are growing signs that God is breaking through. Reports tell of smoke bombs and calls for “intifada revolution” by pro-Palestinian marchers at the weekend, and I notice that Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has […]

Enemy of Israel turns friend through Yeshua. by Charles Gardner. Photograph: Charles Gardner Where terrified Israelis had only weeks earlier come under a hail of rockets from Iran, a young Iranian man brought a message of love, hope and reconciliation to the streets of Tel Aviv. Unashamed and unabashed, Rami declared how his life had […]