Political Events

“MY HEART IS STEADFAST, O GOD”

  Resumed Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Today Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a lengthy statement to the Israeli public. In it, he said we will again resume negotiations with Palestinians for the creation of their sovereign state. This action is in response to US induced diplomacy. As a first step, Israel will release…...

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Purim, the Prince of Persia and Iran

“…Celebrate yearly the 14th and 15th days of the month of Adar, as the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy.” (Esther 9:21) The holiday of Purim, based on the book of Esther, falls this year on March…...

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During the Omer Count: Israel Independence and Memorial Days

“I am alert and active, watching over My Word to perform it.” (Jeremiah 1:12, Amplified Bible) The State of Israel will celebrate its 64th birthday on April 26. By law, Memorial Day is always observed the day before. Fallen soldiers are honored, as well as police and fire fighters whose…...

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The Middle East: Winds of War and God’s Calendar

We hope this letter finds you in peace and joy, regardless of life’s ever-changing circumstances. Certainly the Middle East (“ME”) continues to undergo historic change. In this letter we offer an overview and analysis of how nations are prophetically shifting in the ME, and suggest key prayer points. Summer is…...

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Levitical Feast of Shavuot–May 26-28, 2012

This weekend we celebrate the biblical feast of Shavuot (Weeks), gloriously fulfilled on Pentecost with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. According to rabbinic tradition, God gave Israel the law from Sinai on Shavuot, thus birthing her as a nation. On Pentecost, He birthed One New Humanity, the international Church…...

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“Zion for Whom Nobody Cares” – Jeremiah 30:17

Renewed Terror: Impending War? The past two months have seen a renewed wave of terror in the Jewish State. A few days ago, Gazans fired an anti-tank missile – a weapon of warfare designed to penetrate armored tanks – at a children’s school bus in Israel, causing serious injury. This…...

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Reclaiming Passion For Truth: Curing the Global Obsession Against Israel

“The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Cor. 10:4-5) From our place on the walls…...

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Between the Straits: September, Statehood, and Survival

The three week period of the Hebrew calendar between the 17th of Tammuz (July 19) and the 9th of Av (August 9) is known as Bein HaMetzarim, or “Between the Straits”. For thousands of years it has been a time of warfare and danger for the Jewish people. Repeated tragedies…...

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Gaza-Israel Conflict Prayer Alert

Yesterday morning in Jerusalem started like most others here for us. At 4:15 am, I (Kerry) gulped down a cup of coffee and left home to start a day of work at my office nearby. But instead of enjoying the usual chirp of early birds heralding the break of dawn,…...

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This Rosh HaShanah: A State of Palestine, A State of Prayer

Shalom from Jerusalem as we approach the Jewish New Year/Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashana). As you know, this is an extremely critical month for Israel, the nations and the Church. Rather than address all the major current issues, our focus in this update is threefold: (1) to share a word…...

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