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Featured · August 14, 2026
Biblical Illiteracy: Why We Must Add Israel to Theological Education
The decline of biblical literacy in American society and churches is now greatly impacting theological institutions forming the next generation of Christian pastors and leaders. Learn what this means for Israel’s future.
Featured · August 6, 2026
My Journey as a Black Christian Zionist: Dumisani Washington
Discover Dumisani Washington’s powerful journey from segregated Arkansas to becoming a leading Black Christian Zionist
Featured · August 4, 2026
Why We Must Add Israel to Evangelical Theological Education
Biblical illiteracy is surging. Dr. Susan Michael issues an urgent call to add Israel to Christian higher education.
Featured · July 31, 2026
What Is the Priestly Blessing?
The Priestly Blessing is a unique blessing found in Numbers 6, and there’s something beautiful Christians can learn from it today.
Featured · July 21, 2026
A Passion for Advocating for Peace: Shelley Neese
A powerful story of a woman’s studies in Israel that led to fighting against Antisemitism and advocating for peace in the middle east
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The Deeper Significance of Sabbath Rest
Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
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Feast of Firstfruits—the First and Best of What’s to Come
It was the day after the weekly Sabbath, what was biblically and in first-century Jerusalem “the first day of the week”—our Sunday.
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Israeli October 7 Survivor Shares Miracle Stories
Many Christians have heard elderly Holocaust Survivors tell their stories of suffering and loss and also how they worry that people will forget or deny what happened to them.
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ICEJ Releases Song of Prayer to Free Israeli Hostages
The ICEJ has released a new song entitled Afikim Ba Negev (Streams in the Negev), which is drawn from Psalm 126 and offers an inspiring prayer to free the remaining Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
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Aviv Barley and the Start of the Biblical Year
The first month of the biblical year is called Aviv in the Bible (later changed to Nisan while the children of Israel were in captivity in Babylon).
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Passover in the Bible—and What It Can Teach Us about Jesus
Passover celebrates God’s deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt …
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The Year of the Watchmen
The horrific events of October 7 will be the subject of multiple investigations in Israel to determine what went wrong that fateful day.
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Weak and Contemptible Men in High Places – Cain & Abel and the Battle against Antisemitism
In the wake of the brutal Hamas massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7, it is startling and very, very chilling to see major world leaders spouting the most brazen antisemitic tropes even at weighty international forums.
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Christians Share Israeli Disgust over Hague Court Ruling
The Israeli people need to know that there are tens of millions of Christians worldwide who share their utter dismay that the International Court of Justice in The Hague last week accepted South Africa’s claims that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza.
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The Spring Feasts & Why They Point to What’s Ahead
The school I attended from second to eighth grade included Bible as part of the curriculum, and I fondly remember pulling out my small paperback Bible from my desk and reading through several pages daily with my teacher.
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A Land Not Forsaken
The news out of Israel these days is filled with negative stories about the IDF’s painful, protracted fight against Hamas in Gaza.
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ICEJ Denounces Hague Court’s Ruling Regarding Israel
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem expresses its utter dismay at the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday, January 26, 2024, concerning South Africa’s application under the Genocide Treaty against Israel.
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