In John Chapter 10, Yeshua presents himself as the Good Shepherd. Amazingly, of all the teachings I have ever heard on the deity of Yeshua or His claims to be God, this passage was never used. In truth, there is only one Good Shepherd and that would be God. David sings in Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd…” There can be no mistake that Yeshua was saying in John 10, that He and the Shepherd of Psalm 23 are One in the same.

“It’s not right to negotiate with the Palestinians when they are firing rockets at us every day.” (jpost.com) This quote by Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of Israel Beiteinu (Israel, our Home) political party and the minister of strategic affairs in the Olmert cabinet, pretty much sums up my position. Aside from the biblical admonitions of carving up God’s land (Joel 3:2 – read it!) and the judgment that comes upon those who insist upon it, the idea of giving into the demands of the “kings of the earth” (Psalms 2:2) is ludicrous from even a human standpoint…

I love what happens in our main worship services. There’s something really inspiring about standing shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of others, row after row, eyes all fixed in the same direction and singing and shouting with one voice for the same cause. You feel like you’re part of the army of God!   

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… a time to tear down and a time to build… a time to tear and a time to mend… Ecclesiastes 3:1,3, 7 As I compose these thoughts, construction is going on across the street from our apartment. Actually, at the moment it seems more like destruction than construction, as the demolition crew is tearing away at the building’s facade.

“Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you. Be very careful, then, how you live — not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” Ephesians 5:14-17 Time is a precious commodity. So valuable is time that throughout history man has been obsessed with inventing better and better time-saving tools. No wonder hi-tech is the fastest growing industry today.