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The story of the Wedding at Cana has long captured my imagination — a son’s reluctance, a mother’s persistence and joy restored, just as it was about to falter. Beneath the familiar surface there also lies something deeper: a picture of divine abundance, of human partnership with God, the beginnings of a ministry that would change the world with the final cutting of an umbilical cord.

For centuries, the Jewish people dreamed of returning to their ancient homeland. From Herzl’s vision to the Balfour Declaration, from the Holocaust to the UN vote, the path to modern Israel has been marked by hope, struggle, and resilience. This post traces how Israel came to be a modern-day miracle — and why its anthem, HaTikvah (“The Hope”), still captures the spirit of its people.

Two Temples destroyed, 600 years apart, on the same day. What does this mean to Christians as well as Jews?

Our experience of the 12-Day War with Iran. We tried to keep calm and carry on as Iran rained missiles down upon the population of Israel.

The Jewish festival of Shavuot and Christian Pentecost are different yet similar…#

You sit down at your desk, open your laptop or notebook and then – you get up to make a cup of coffee… Here are some ways to overcome writers’ displacement activity.

Here in Israel, – a flourishing garden of Eden – we have just celebrated Tu b’Shvat, the new year for trees that falls on the 15th of the Jewish calendar month of Shvat. It is supposedly spring now, although we had snow flurries just a few days ago. A Garden of Eden I love it that the Bible is full of references to plants, starting with…

For many of us, especially writers aspiring to book publication, New Year is a pivotal time to reflect on turning our hopes and dreams into tangible realities. The following methodology works for goals of any kind, not just writerly.

This year, Christmas and Chanukah actually coincide! So, I got out my Sherlock Holmes spy glass to look for connections between them. I found them by asking how Jesus marked Chanukah.