I have received several emails from the House of Blessing in the last two or three days. As I did in Part One, I am going to forego my own introductory comments. I have received a tremendous volume of information in the past three days. As I stated in Part One, I hope you can take the time to read […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 5/6/2026 …. “Perilous Times”… Part One
Normally, I begin with some thoughts of my own to share before sharing the current House of Blessing update. Due to the volume of information I have received in the past three days, I am forgoing my comments and going straight to the House of Blessing. There is a part two to this update that has already been written and […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 5/2/2026 …. “Loving God….How Much?”
The greatest commandment says: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and all your strength.” In spite of the extraordinary calling — which is to experience God’s love and to love Him in return — we tend to fill our lives with idols. Given the fact that the […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 4/15/2026 …. “Living in Expectation”
There are many times we read right through and then past a scripture without stopping to contemplate all of what the narrative is trying to tell us. One of these passages has to do with an old man named Simeon. This man’s appearance in scripture is a brief eleven verses and he is not mentioned anywhere else in scripture. In […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 4/12/2026 …. “The Light of the World”
I read a devotional dealing with living out ‘the story’ of our lives. I would like to share a couple excerpts that struck me. The storyline had to do with Joseph in the book of Genesis. Joseph experienced very difficult things, but also blessings. He was falsely accused and sent to prison but was later released and eventually given a […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 4/9/2026 …. “Lights in a Dark World”
In Isaiah 5, we find a description of a culture that sounds very much like our world today. The very things God was about to judge Judah for are overwhelmingly present in our own generation. In verses 8-23, we have a list of “excesses” that are very much present today. Verses 8-10 is a description of uncontrolled greed. In verses […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 3/28/2026 …. “Where Are You Adam?”
We are all familiar with the verse in Matthew 26:28 that says: “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” There may not be many who are familiar with a quote by British evangelist and author, Roy Hession: “At Calvary, the naked truth is staring down at us, challenging us […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 3/21/2026 …. “The Clash Of Good And Evil”
Most of us know that we should pray for God’s will in all things, but, whether we admit it or not, many of us are afraid to do so. Why? Because we’re not sure that His will is the best thing for us. We are afraid that God’s will and ours are at times not in sync. If we, however, […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 3/14/2026 …. “How Long O Lord, Holy And True?”
In light of events of the last few days with the House of Blessing missionaries, I would like to share a quote from a devotional, dated March 11, 2003. “Jesus has no illusions about human nature. He who came to redeem a fallen race knows that race’s capabilities. He who set His mind on the Cross knows the violence men […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 2/24/2026 …. “If God Is For Us …. Who Can Be Against Us?”
I find it interesting that, in almost every report I receive from the House of Blessing, there is at least one reminder that we are at the end of the age of grace. It is a reminder that many in the West are weary of hearing. Jesus, however, had much to say about the end times, specifically in Matthew 24 […]