I begin this update with news of Pastor R. I received two calls from him this past week. As readers know, Pastor R has struggled with a number of physical issues. Not long ago I shared ‘before and after’ photos of his feet which had become infected and progressed to gangrene. The prayers of many were answered as evidenced by […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 2/20/2018 “It’s Not Over Until God says It’s Over!”
How much does God involve Himself in the affairs of men? There are those who only understand God as a powerful Being that may have created the heavens and the earth but has long ago left the earth and its inhabitants to fate and to their own devices. The Bible tells us differently. History continues to unfold just as it […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE Part Two “THE REST OF THE STORY”
This is Part Two of a story written four years ago that many current readers may never have read. The first part of this story reprinted a few days ago had to do with a man named Nabil who had formerly been a Muslim head-sheikh before becoming a believer in Jesus Christ. The second part of the story which you […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE, 2/15/2018 “Story of Nabil”
A few days ago I promised to begin reprinting some of the past stories of the great things that God has done through the House of Blessing. The story below happened four years ago this month… *********************************** Special Middle East Update, Feb. 25, 2014 On Friday, 2/14/2014, I was anticipating receiving what has become a weekly phone call from House […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 2/8/2018
As I peruse the news from around the world today and read about the misery, brutality, and death everywhere, I am reminded of words spoken by the Messiah 2,000 years ago and recorded for us in the Book of John… “I am the door, if anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 1/28/2018
Every day as we watch the current news, we are reminded of how troubled our world is. There are those who are either self-absorbed or oblivious to current events, but to those who are paying attention it is obvious that we are headed toward more trouble than mankind has ever seen. The words of Jesus in answer to His disciples’ […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5: 1-12 Part Five
Continued from Part Four… After talking with His disciples about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Verse 7 Like with many of the teachings of Jesus, the way He has taught His followers to live seems totally backward to our way of thinking. Merciful people in today’s […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 1/6/2017
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15 I received several phone calls this week from Pastor R, the third one giving me the tragic news that the three House of Blessing teachers who had recently been arrested by the Syrian government for preaching about Jesus Christ, have paid the ultimate price for […]
WISE AS SERPENTS, HARMLESS AS DOVES
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16 True believers and followers of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, have been given the power through God’s Spirit to deal with any situation that presents itself in our earthly life as we await His second coming. Of this […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 12/24/2017
As I write what is likely to be the last Mideast Update of 2017, I can’t help but think of how God is fulfilling the promises of His Word. In Acts 2:17 we see a repeat of what the prophet Joel was told in the Old Testament concerning the last days: “And it shall come to pass in the last […]