As an Israeli Jew and a son of a Holocaust survivor, I was more than surprised when I realized what the latest trend is in the Israeli society. Believe it or not, many Israelis are choosing to leave Israel and go live in no other than… Berlin, Germany. It was 2003. Here we are in Berlin: My dad, my mom, my wife, my sister and her husband and two other family relatives. It felt so…
As the winds of war are surrounding Israel, we must pray for the peace of Jerusalem. But let us not stop there. God has called us to “Provoke the Jews to Jealousy.” Let’s try to find out why and how we should do that. Honestly speaking, provoking someone to jealousy doesn’t sound to me like the noblest behavior. Wouldn’t you say that it is almost the opposite of how a follower of Jesus should act?…
I am convinced that deep down in our hearts we all want to be used by God; we want to see people come to Jesus and get saved; or using Jesus’ words, we want to be “Fishers of Men.” But before we can catch anyone else, there are a few principles that we must catch ourselves. Which? Dive in! About a few weeks ago, without any previous warnings, my 5 years old daughter asked me…