In the quiet darkness of nighttime, you hear a knock on your door. When you answer the door, the disheveled stranger standing before you asks to stay in your home …
Joseph: The Selfless Father of the Messiah
I remember walking our oldest daughter around The Friends of Israel headquarters when she was a newborn to meet my ministry family. One of my coworkers, a father with adult children, …
Baptism and Judaism
Have you ever wondered why there’s so much disagreement about baptism? Think of all the divisive questions concerning baptism: Churches have disagreed on these questions throughout the past two millennia—sometimes …
The Eclectic Jewish Afterlife
As I was preparing recently for an outreach at our local university campus, I began my search for gospel tracts. Most of their titles focused on heaven and how to …
What Is the Tree of Life?
While visiting Sequoia National Park as a young boy, I remember following the trunk of a giant sequoia tree, trying to find the top. I leaned back, gazing, straining to …
Is God Still the God of Israel?
I’ll never forget watching the Jewish people in Israel bring in the Sabbath at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Jewish families walked along smiling and laughing, greeting their friends and …
