Sticks and Stones Ron Ross (9th Feb, 2013) “Names will never hurt me,” that’s what the young man said. But I could see the tear in his eyes, and the toss of his weary head. You’ve seen this sad wounded sparrow, the one who kicks little stones. His hands are stuck in his pockets, and […]
By Ron Ross ( 27th January, 2013) We were driving to Beit Shemesh for important meetings with the new Mayor. Not far out of Jerusalem a red light started to show on the dash. The Bridges for Peace CEO Becky Brimmer was driving. Jerusalem is famous for its hills. We were alarmed when the car […]
By Ron Ross (January 25, 2013) Faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive! With these words Superman arrived. It was in the 1930’s when it all started. Heroically the caped crusader battled evil and fought for ‘truth, justice and the American Way.’ Superman has moved through the generations with timely tweaks to keep […]
Psa. 17:8-11 “Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings. From the wicked who despoil me, my deadly enemies who surround me. They have closed their unfeeling heart, with their mouth they speak proudly. They have now surrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes to […]
John 8:1 – 9 “But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them. “Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set […]
Another flotilla is set to sail any day soon. 15 vessels are loaded with cargo and about to sail into an expected collision course with Israel security forces. They are openly declaring support for Hamas, a terrorist group according to the USA, Israel, the European Union but not Turkey. A spokesman for the venture, Huseyin […]
How is it Christians are brutally treated and so many of us ignore their plight and make little or no effort to support them? It’s almost like we pick and choose the Bible verses we want to observe. “By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does […]
“Mahmie, what part of Supreme Leader do you not understand?” I imagine Ayatollah Ali Khameini asking Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He would ask the question if he could find the dummy-spitter. Stress fractures between the two Iranian heavyweights have been obvious in recent months. Now Ahmadinejad has boycotted his own office to highlight his displeasure. […]
OMG Syria is poised to join the United States and 45 other nations as part of the UN Human Rights Council. Is there any greater absurdity on earth today than the United Nations and its claim to relevance? Syrian death statistics are surging as President Bashar al-Assad turns the national army on their own citizens. […]