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September 2026

September 22, 2026

Why I Am No Longer a Christian Zionist

My journey away from Christian Zionism definitely took place over time. In the early years...

April 2025

April 14, 2025

Israel’s war on Gaza: When is it “enough”?

An interviewer asks a medical doctor, “Are children in Gaza being shot by snipers?” His...

March 2025

March 07, 2025

Trump’s West Bank Plan: Are we on the wrong side of history?

Anticipation grows as the world awaits Trump’s plan for the West Bank. He is expected...

October 2024

October 14, 2024

Calling for Justice: Sadly CT’s Podcast Perpetuates Conflict

Two weeks ago, I posted another blog about Christianity Today’s podcast series, “The Promised Land.”...

September 2024

September 30, 2024

CT Podcast series on Israel-Palestine: Dangerous Propaganda?

“The West Bank is unlivable.” These are the words of Palestinian Christian Pastor Munther Isaac....

September 23, 2024

When will the madness end? Not until it is too late?

A week ago, I was in a meeting in which one of the participants was...

July 2024

July 24, 2024

Will it be a terrible day for the US? We must demand peace!

By now, you are well aware that on October 7, 2023, Israel endured its worst...

April 2024

April 15, 2024

When injustice isn’t injustice and justice is injustice

The title might be confusing but it makes sense. What happens when injustice is viewed...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

“Stop, no more of this”; Dangerous Christian rhetoric & Gaza

Several years ago, I was in the home of Roni Keidar. Roni is an Israeli...

November 2023

November 13, 2023

Jesus demands that we call for an end to this war: How can anyone rejoice at death?

Before I begin, allow me to note that You NEED to take an hour...

October 2023

October 30, 2023

Did Jesus intend to Make Jerusalem Great Again (MJMA)? 2 thoughts on what this means for how we view the war in Gaza.

MJMA: Okay, so the acronym doesn’t slip off the tongue as well as MAGA (though...

August 2022

August 02, 2022

Why the Palestinians are being slowly boiled to death: Why the status quo ain’t status quo #7

You have probably heard the legend that if you put a frog in cold water...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

4 Reasons why we should care that the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #6

This is my 6th post with regard to the present status in Israel-Palestine. And you...

June 2022

June 21, 2022

My experience in the West Bank: Why I’ll never be the same: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: Part #4

In the summer of 2011, I traveled alone through the West Bank. It was arranged...

June 14, 2022

2 Reasons why our strategy for engaging evangelicals on Israel-Palestine failed: Why the Status Quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo #3

When I first became aware of what was transpiring in Israel and Palestine, and...

June 10, 2022

Devotional Guide the book of Acts #2: Acts 4-8

Monday: Read Acts 4:1-31 Acts 4 opens by noting that while the disciples were still...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

The status quo isn’t good when one person has their feet on the head of the other: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #1

I was sitting in a sandwich shop in Bethlehem talking to three Palestinian young men...

May 26, 2021

The bombing has ended: now what? The struggle in Gaza and the West Bank continues

Well, the bombing has ended and the media has turned its focus away from...

June 2020

June 19, 2020

Jesus, Israel, and the Land

Did God promise the physical land of Israel to the physical descendants of Abraham; i.e.,...