Category: Focus on Israel

The battle between David and Goliath is being re-enacted in today’s Middle East conflict. by Charles Gardner. As dawn broke the other morning, I was drawn to a devotional, Wrestling with God, from Jonathan Cahn’s Book of Mysteries1. It seemed to sum up what I’d been experiencing in recent days. Jacob fought all night with […]

(Hodder & Stoughton, 2025) by Bear Grylls. A thrilling adventure with the man who changed the world. by Charles Gardner. Amid the turmoil of a Western world all at sea after losing its moral compass, a new book may well help turn the tide. And it is already evidently flying off the shelves as a […]

Evangelist teams up with Orthodox Jew to help reap the harvest. by Charles Gardner. Peace-loving representatives of two nations who have recently been at war with each other have teamed up in a remarkable way that bodes for future reconciliation. Marziyeh Amarizadeh, an Iranian evangelist now based in America, has joined Orthodox Jew Jonathan Feldstein […]

Israel’s battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the monstrous antisemitic spirit of Goliath. by Charles Gardner. As my friend Aaron Eime put it in a recent television interview, we are not fighting against flesh and blood. He was, of course, quoting from the well-known verse (Ephesians 6:12) describing the spiritual warfare in […]

‘Woe to those who call evil good and good evil…’ by Charles Gardner. The shocking massacre perpetrated against Israel nearly two years ago was, as we all know, quickly followed by worldwide denouncement of their legitimate right to defend themselves against a terrorist ‘state’ on their doorstep. Lies and propaganda have since been showered on […]

How the awesome influence of a latter-day Joseph changed the world. by Charles Gardner. Back in 1799, a man called Joseph Frey was baptised in a Lutheran church in northern Germany. Nothing too unusual about that, you say. But Joseph was from a devout Jewish family, and this was to prove a turning point in […]

By Joseph Shulam. Writing this Jerusalem prayer list from Murfreesboro, TN, USA.  This week’s Torah reading is one of my favorites in the Torah!   The reading is from the portion called Balak, Numbers 22:2 – 25:9. The Haftarah reading portion from the prophets is from the prophet  Micah, chapters 5:6 –6:8.   From the New Testament, the reading is from Matthew 21:1-11.   I’m […]

By Yehuda Bachana. | Numbers 16:1-18:32 | 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22 | 2 Timothy 2:14-3:9 Parashat Korach: Selfless or selfish leadership? Shalom dear friends, This week, we’re studying a very challenging Torah Portion. At the same time, our last 2 weeks have also been quite challenging, and stirred up stress, fear, and lots of sleepless nights that were […]

Amid the noise of the sirens and missiles, listen out for that still, small voice. by Charles Gardner. Some weeks ago, well before the outbreak of Israel’s war with Iran, I found myself seeking the Lord’s direction on whether to attend a particular event. But he didn’t answer me, directing me instead to the passage […]

Poisonous baton gets passed around in antisemitic relay. by Charles Gardner. Yeshua spoke much of deception in the last days. In fact, when his disciples asked him about the signs that would indicate his soon return, he began by saying: “Watch out that no-one deceives you.” (Matthew 24:4) Almost nowhere is deceit more prevalent than […]