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 …. 4/28/2026 …. “The Gift Of Life”
After visiting a young man in the hospital, who had been within seconds of losing his life, I was reminded of how tenuous life really is. In Psalm 90:10 we find these words: “The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 4/20/2026 …. “The Days of our Lives”
All of us have wondered at one time or another where we fit in God’s overall plan and what His will is for us. When we are young, we see the potential of many years ahead and we wonder what our life’s work should be. As we age, we wonder where we still fit in God’s plan. In Psalm 139 […]
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 …. 4/9/2026 …. “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 …. 4/6/2026 …. “What Other Explanation Is There?”
In John 6:35 we read these words of Jesus: “I am the bread of life, He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” In Matthew 5:6, He said: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” How is this supposed to happen? He […]
MIDEAST UPDATE …. 4/1/2026 …. “Be Like The Sons of Issachar”
There is an interesting verse in the Old Testament which describes the kind of men that were available to David to aid him in establishing his kingdom in Israel: “From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do — 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command”. 1 Chronicles 12:38. Little by little the Lord […]
Crucifixion to Resurrection
The very center point of human history is punctuated by one man whose life had a greater effect on the human race than anyone who has ever lived. Although Jesus Christ was not born exactly in the year -0-, nor did He die in that year, the timeline of history wraps around His life. The time before Christ is traditionally […]