Joel 3:9 - Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare (qadosh) for war!" Literally this verse says that the nations are to 'make holy for war'. The...

"The ones sown on good ground, those hear the word, accept it and bear fruit..." Mark 4:20 The word translated 'accept' in our text means to take as...

The word co-incidence is, according to the rabbis, not a kosher word. Indeed, as we examine the striking parallels between the Passover and Jesus’...

Mary means rebellious and bitter, yet Mary the mother of Jesus did not let the meaning of her name control her destiny. Rather she bore a spirit of...

The Hebrew letter tet (equivalent to our letter ‘t’) has the numerical value of ‘9’ and is linked to both the Jewish calendar year (5779) and to the...

Names in the Bible often cover great significance and offer reveal and declare a person's prophetic destiny. For example, David means beloved, Jesus...

Sara and I have a very busy time ahead. We are moving house this week and on top of that changes have happened to our Shalom Israel seminar on this...

In Isaiah 55, the prophet declares that God's word, going out of His mouth will 'not return to him void'. In other words, what God speaks is done...

My favourite Bible verse for singles is found in 1 Tim 6:6 'Godliness with contentment is great gain'. In 2004, God promised me a wife - but the...

The feast of Purim recalls how Haman chose to have all the Jews in the empire destroyed on the 13th of the 12th month. This message was enscribed...

I sometimes find myself pessimistically looking at the mountain of issues confronting me, feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. Other times, I feel...

Isaiah 58 speaks of not seeking one's own pleasure on the Sabbath day. Jewish tradition interprets this to mean that one should not pray for one's...