Shawn Akers
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God’s Prophetic Promises Make Israel Highly Favored
If I didn’t know what the outcome was going to be, then this statement, made by Essam al-Aryan, Muslim Brotherhood advisor to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, would be very disturbing. “There will be no such thing as Israel, instead there will be Palestine which will be home to Jews.” Israeli media outlet Ynetnews.com reported that
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IDF Protects More Than Its Own
Through years of experience, the IDF has developed the role of the population liaison officer to best serve its purpose—managing the dialogue between the IDF’s combat units and the local civilian population. Today, population liaison officers undergo the necessary training to join combat units, in order to meet the civilian population, even on the front
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Continue God’s Work at All Cost
When God called me to build the house of prayer, I knew it would come with opposition. I’ll admit, I never thought it would play out with literal Sanballats. But that’s just what has happened—and often these Sanballats come in sheep’s clothing. Sanballat is an enemy of revival and brings strong opposition to what God
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Don’t Rush Through Major Decisions
Editor’s Note: This article was adapted from Patrick Morley’s book Devotions for Couples (Zondervan Publishers, 2008). During the course of a year most of us only make two or three truly major decisions. These might include whether or not to change jobs, which job to take, whether or not to move to another city or
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History: Return of the Bnei Menashe
A “lost tribe” has come home to Israel and the return could be part of biblical prophecy. CBN News was at Ben Gurion Airport when more than 50 members of the Bnei Menashe tribe made history. The group was just the first of a long-awaited migration. Nearly 2,000 tribe members live in Israel, but five
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God’s Work Knows No Limitations
When you hear about a man several thousand years ago interpreting dreams and surviving the night in a den of hungry lions, you might be inclined to say, “Impossible. I don’t believe you. I won’t believe it unless I see it with my own eyes.” Or if you saw Lazarus raised from the dead, a
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Men, Give Your Wife a Voice
Submission isn’t silence. If you don’t give your wife a voice, or if you stifle her voice for 5, 10, or more years, you will lose her, even if she doesn’t divorce you. What does not giving your wife a voice look like in practice? If your wife feels like she doesn’t have an honest
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Jewish Rabbi: Jesus’ Coming Foreshadowed in Old Testament
The book of Daniel describes one of the most dramatic appearances of the Son of God in the entire Old Testament. The passage in Daniel 3 tells of three Jews, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who were sentenced to death for refusing to worship an idol that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon erected and commanded all his
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IDF Stages First Desert Race
A new tradition began last week in the Sagi Regional Brigade— the Israel Defense Forces’ inaugural Desert Race—in which 400 of the brigade’s soldiers participated. The race took place in two 5-kilometer stages—an open stage for soldiers from all units and a competitive stage for 10 select runners. The elite Rimon unit of the Givati
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Knowledge of God’s Word Means Spiritual Power
Bill, a member of our Board of Directors, said, “When I first became a Christian I would feel so confident at work because I knew what I was doing—like a doctor with a scalpel. “But when I would walk into church I would feel like putty. I didn’t know where things were, or how the
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Opposition to Hagel Nomination Grows
More than 17,000 people have responded to a Christians United for Israel (CUFI) action alert launched recently asking individuals to email their Senators in opposition to the potential nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. The text of the email sent to Senators is as follows: As a member of Christians United
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Christian Persecution Hits Fever Pitch
Militant Islam is wiping out Christianity in the Muslim Middle East, according to a new study by the British think tank Civitas. “Christianity is in serious danger of being wiped out in its biblical heartlands because of Islamic oppression,” wrote journalist Rupert Shortt. Israel, the only country in the region where Jews, Muslim and Christians
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Numerous Housing Units Approved for Jerusalem Suburb
More than 2,000 additional housing units have been approved for a Jerusalem suburb, in a move sure to set off another firestorm of protest in the international community. The Interior Ministry’s planning committee gave its approval Wednesday for a project to build 2,610 new homes in a suburb of Jerusalem located in an area restored
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Should I Be Healed by Now?
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Cecil Murphey and Gary Roe’s 2012 book, Not Quite Healed: 40 Truths for Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. I’m not quite healed, but I am being healed. My name is Cecil Murphey, although everyone calls me Cec (as in cease). In the fall of 1985, I
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CUFI Opposes Hagel for US Defense Chief
David Brog, the executive director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), released a statement opposing the potential nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as United States Secretary of Defense: “An ascendant and potentially nuclear Iran poses the greatest security threat to American interests in the world today. Yet during his time in the Senate,
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