Bruce Scott, The Friends of Israel’s Program Ministries Director to the Oʀɪɢɪɴꜱ program joins Chris this week. Oʀɪɢɪɴꜱ, our volunteer trip to Israel for those ages 18-28 years old, is not simply a trip to tour the land of Israel, although that is important, but also to volunteer and work in a local hospital alongside the Israeli people! Bruce shares …
April 29, 2017 | #1717-Thomas Ice: The Case for Zionism
As many workers of The Friends of Israel travel the globe we find more and more evangelical Christians opposed to the modern state of Israel. That is why we’ve asked Dr. Thomas Ice on the show this week. Dr. Ice has what we see as a vital new book, The Case For Zionism. Whether you love Israel and don’t feel …
April 22, 2017 | #1716-Yom Hashoah
Yom HaShoah is a day to stop and remember those whose lives were taken and affected by the holocaust. Chris will tell us a story about one survivor, Abba Kovner, a Jewish man born in Lithuania who help lead a resistance against the Nazis. Abba gave an impassioned speech to his Jewish brothers and sisters, “We will not be led …
April 15, 2017 | #1715-Walking the Path of Psalm 22
This week Chris will take us to Psalm 22, a Messianic Psalm written by King David around 1,000 years before Jesus walked the earth. If you look at the psalm you’ll see that it’s written like a conversation, going back and forth from despair to hope. We’re reminded that Jesus walked a terrible road to the cross and suffered greatly …
April 8, 2017 | #1714-Passover and the New Exodus
Passover is upon us! This week Jewish people all over the world will be remembering the Passover. Chris takes us to Exodus to see the dramatic story of God rescuing His people, the children of Israel, from the bondage of slavery in Egypt through a series of ten plagues, with the last being death of the first born. Then we’ll see …
April 1, 2017 | #1713-Israel My Glory: In Depth-March/April
Ambassadors and representatives of the Kingdom of God. This is what God has called us as believers to be for His Kingdom. This week we go in-depth looking at the most recent issue of Israel My Glory magazine “Thy Kingdom Come: A look at what the Prophet Isaiah had to say about the future Kingdom of God.” Chris tackles the …
March 25, 2017 | #1712-Ezra and the Stirring of the Lord
“In the first year of Cyrus King of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom…” (Ezra 1:1). This week Chris takes us to the book of Ezra. We’ll see how the …
March 18, 2017 | #1711-Ministry Highlight: Timothy Rabinek
Did you know “Poland” means “The land where God dwells?” Before World War II, Poland was a place of refuge for millions of Jewish people. Today, it’s a place many Jewish people associate with heartache and memories of the Holocaust. Timothy Rabinek, a Friends of Israel ministry worker living in Poland is with us on the show this week. He …
March 11, 2017 | #1710-Purim: Persecution & Perseverance
Have you ever thought about what God is doing behind the scenes? Sometimes we forget that God is working in all that is going on in this world for His glory. The book of Esther reminds us of this. Even though this book in the Bible never mentions God, He is there orchestrating the events to His liking. Be encouraged …
March 4, 2017 | #1709-Bassem Eid: Palestinian Human Rights Activist
We’re excited to have Bassem Eid back on the program this week. Bassem was with us here at The Friends of Israel Headquarters sharing for the first time with Evangelical Christians. Bassem Eid is founder and the former director of the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG). Born in Jerusalem, he spent the first 33 years of his life …