For everything, there is a season. The challenge, especially if you live in a place like northeastern Wisconsin, is knowing what season you're in. It's not always easy to estimate when it's safe tuck the snowblower away in the shed. Which seedlings can weather the cool, spring nights? How many hours of daylight are still … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 5: The Season of the Lamb
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The Controversy of Zion, Part 4: The Object of Satan’s Wrath, Martyrdom, and the Prophetic Stance
It brings me no joy to write this one. Yet, here I am, typing away, wondering who in their right mind would deliberately read something with a title like this. But I think this might be the most important post in this series. Set against the foreground of the dumpster fire that is US politics … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 4: The Object of Satan’s Wrath, Martyrdom, and the Prophetic Stance
The Controversy of Zion, Part 3: God’s Decisive Timeline
I sat on the porch, holding the hand of my weeping daughter. She was heartbroken. A few days earlier she had rescued a butterfly that had lost a wing. It couldn't fly or eat, so she made sugar water for it and nursed it along. We both knew it wasn't going to make it, but … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 3: God’s Decisive Timeline
The Controversy of Zion, Part 2–The Jealousy of its Origin
In the 1920's, 30's, and 40's, the world was jealous over the region of Israel. Abdel Rahman Azzam, first secretary-general of the Arab League, once told a British reporter about his plans for parceling up Palestine under the British Mandate. Specifically, Egypt would get the Negev, Transjordan (modern day Jordan) would take the hill country, … Continue reading The Controversy of Zion, Part 2–The Jealousy of its Origin
What does Standing with Israel Accomplish?
Anti-Israel protests have peppered college campuses in the U.S. and abroad in recent weeks, catching the attention of onlookers around the globe. Directly defying university rules, defacing property, and inciting outbursts of baseless violence against Jews, many encampments have been removed by force, police arresting students, faculty, and outside agitators. With the small-scale invasion of … Continue reading What does Standing with Israel Accomplish?
Two Precious Stones 