The Sword of Damocles From Greek legend we learn of the so-called "Sword of Damocles," a story about a member of the court of Dionysius II. The courtier, Damocles, was a ty
The Enemy Within There are several realities on the ground in Israel that show us clearly the global community is ineffective in trying to bring peace between Arabs an
Serious in Syria Word came this weekend that "rebels" in Syria were fighting government forces in Damascus. This is obviously quite significant, since dictators caught
At an Hour When Ye Think Not Beirut, Lebanon-a spring night in 1973. The streets are teeming with people in what was once considered a jewel of the Middle East. That was before th
The Creeping Darkness Has Me Counting The Days Till Glory Yet there is a creeping darkness in this world that causes me to count the days. People like us are nut-jobs in the culture, marginalized not only by
The Worship of Tim Tebow Tim Tebow, it could be argued, was the greatest college quarterback of all time. With a Heisman Trophy and two national championships, he has more har
First Strike Those words this week from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu let the world know that the Jewish state will not be intimidated by Iran, or anyo
The Peace Plan Is a Lie With Tunisia and Libya now going over to Sharia law, Egypt heading that way, and other regimes becoming more destabilized in the Middle East, one wond
Welcome Home, Gilad Shalit In a world crippled by extreme cruelty, this week's news that Gilad Shalit is coming home is an oasis. It is joy. Shalit, the IDF soldier kidnapped fi
The War on Bible Prophecy In the heyday of Bible prophecy teaching, say, from 1970 until 1995, American scholars quietly seethed. Their dislike of anything that pointed to the
Obama's Betrayal of Israel My friends at Encounter Books are innovative and informative. Their "broadsides" collection of pamphlets, in the tradition of the Founding Fathers, of
The American Theatre of War A group I was invited to join a few years ago (through David Lewis), the National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel (NCLCI), is a fascinating
An Open Letter to Brian McLaren By Jim Fletcher For a long time, I have noticed the disconnect between your seemingly serene, peace/love/justice/mercy persona, and the vitriol with which you discuss
An Inversion of Truth Among the almost countless attacks leveled against the Jewish state today - ranging from rocket fire to diplomatic bombs lobbed by the Palestinians &
Ma'ale Adumim Being in Israel for a week was a blessing in so many ways. Seeing friends, showing my son the sites for the first time, observing the political situat
Okay, Abu Mazen? Hamas terror master Khaled Mashaal has announced that his group will now coordinate strategy with the Palestinian Authority. "Now we have to agree on
The Rage of Rockets As Arab terrorists become more sophisticated in their technology, the Israelis are forced to spend a ridiculous amount of time defending themselves. J
Rebuttal to Rob Bell 'hot' off the presses In the new Publishers Weekly "Christian Marketplace Bestsellers" list, we see that Rob Bell's "Love Wins" debuts at the No. 2 slot. This news accompan
From Hell Born into a good Lutheran family, Adolf Eichmann began life in the German town of Solingen, in 1906. Dropping out of high school, he worked a successi
Justice and Mercy I wanted to give a brief report this week about my trip to the NRB convention in Nashville (National Religious Broadcasters). Traditionally, NRB ha
Multiple Fronts This weekend I travel to Nashville for the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention. Part of my activities there will be attending a prayer br
Don't buy the lie about the Crusades Remember after 9/11, when Billy Graham's people decided the word "crusade" was too inflammatory? I don't remember the more benign term used for a time
The Muslim Big Brotherhood Does anyone really believe that Barack Obama doesn't understand exactly what the Muslim Brotherhood is? In his drive to push Hosni Mubarak's political
The Palestine Papers It was reported recently that high-level papers related to diplomatic efforts on the part of the Palestinians were leaked to Al-Jazeera, the Arab news
The Palestine Papers It was reported recently that high-level papers related to diplomatic efforts on the part of the Palestinians were leaked to Al-Jazeera, the Arab news
Labor Pains The news that Ehud Barak has quit the Labor Party is apparently good news for Israel. The 68-year-old former prime minister - now defense minister in
Death from a Thousand Cuts The British government is denying that it has information about the capture of three Israeli troops by Syrian forces during the Lebanon War of 1982. T
Israel Is at the Heart of Prophecy I was talking with a friend recently, and we were discussing questions we get while speaking. One of the most popular is, "How do we know we are in th
Prophecy Matters New polling data suggests that four-in-10 Americans now believe marriage has outlived its usefulness. Merely living together is a growing phenomenon -
A Dying World If you will indulge me this week for over three years I have written weekly about Israel. I will again today, but in a different way. I hope you will
Replacing Abu Mazen As the old guard of the Palestinian leadership is poised to pass from the scene, such as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (known to the A
When Prophecy Deniers Fulfill Prophecy It's not entirely fair to say that cultural elites like Tom Brokaw deny Bible prophecy; the former NBC News anchor has probably never commented on it
Israel Isn't There It's difficult to believe that critics of the Jewish state who are leaders in the American church do not understand what their criticisms project. Inc
The Frozen Chosen How ironic that the Jews are God's Chosen People, yet the world demands of them a "settlement freeze" in the biblical heartland. Congressman Mike Penc
The End of Negotiations After it was announced by Hillary Clinton that Israel and the Palestinians would resume direct negotiations, the Arab threats commenced anew. Saeb Ere
The Kings of the East The Jerusalem Post's Caroline Glick is one of the few prominent journalists that have good sense in our world today. Her recent column outlining a maj
Dead Flowers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards would not share the same worldview that I do. I remember an interview the Stones' front-man gave in the 60's, in which
Friendly Enemies One of my hobbies is studying and researching the sons of fathers and grandfathers who were theological liberals from the Enlightenment through the Vi
The Persian Chuckie I have resolved, for the remainder of his time in office, to refer to Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as "Chuckie," after the psycho doll from those atroc
Arabs Are Relentless in their Pursuit of a Jew-free Middle East An important historical point that many are not aware of is that the Palestinian Arabs of a half-century ago were almost as radicalized as they are to
Peril at Sea Israel today is in peril as never before: diplomatically, militarily, politically, culturally just about any "ly" you'd care to name. That's in hu
Selling-out Israel I just returned - thankfully - from the International Christian Retail Show in St. Louis. An event sponsored by the Christian Booksellers' Association
Drunk with Bias A fellow took exception last week to a column I'd written for WorldNetDaily, in which I pointed out the obvious: international media are biased agains
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Palestine Regnery's terrific "PiG" book series, dedicated to subjects that get under the skin of liberals (The Politically Incorrect Guide to Hunting, etc.) sho
The New Apostasy Frontier It is quite ironic that while a member of the left like Noam Chomsky would reject biblical truth, especially as it relates to Israel being a fulfillme