When darkness one day falls, We can maintain full confidence. For sometimes the greatest miracles Happen in the dead of night. (Author unknown) According to the Bible’s prophetic statements, the Messiah was to come from Bethlehem (Micah 5:2). Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth, more than 100 kilometers (around 62 mi.) away, and the two of them made no preparations to travel to Bethlehem. If Jesus had been born in Nazareth, the biblical prophecy would not have been fulfilled. Y

There were two things to which John, as the forerunner, testified: First, he proclaimed the Lamb of God to the whole world. Second, he proclaimed the entire divine plan as it was revealed at the time. In a world of bad news, the gospel is the good news. The forerunner emerges before the coming Lord. There are seven things we can learn from him. An exegesis for our lives. So, who is the forerunner? We read in the Gospels: “And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Hi

If you walk past what looks like a Christmas tree on the eve of December 31 here in Israel, chances are that it’s not a forlorn yuletide decoration. Instead, it’s more likely to be a yolka, the fir (or plastic) tree that’s an inherent part of celebrating Novy God, the Russian phrase for “New Year.” “The first thing I remember from Israel is my first day at an Israeli kindergarten,” recalls Alex Rif, the activist who launched the campaign. Rif immigrated to Israel from Ukraine