jerusalem

The contentions over the publication of Barack Obama's prayer note he left at Jerusalem's Western Wall continues.

Yesterday morning, I was on the phone with several friends in Israel. As usual, I was awake during the night and had the news on when a terrorist bulldozed its way down Jaffa Street, killing several people and injuring dozens more.

Knowing the location, had the bulldozer not been stopped where it was stopped, hundreds could have been killed at a very busy market nearby.

Wednesday morning, Barack Obama told the crowd at AIPAC that Jerusalem must remain "undivided." Thursday, his staff said the final status of the city should be up to negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians - in otherwords, it could be divided after all. AIPAC is a pro-Israel group. So, was Obama pandering, or is his foreign policy inexperience showing?

When I was a kid growing up in Miami, the local stations carried the horse races live from the local tracks. Every morning, when they were running, you could hear the bell ring as the horses left the gate. Well, over in the Galilee, we heard the bell as the horserace began.

Major media in Israel tonight are abuzz with the latest lunacy on the Syrian Israeli peace talks. General Dan Halutz, the military genius behind Israel's stunning performance in the 2006 Lebanon war, weighs in with his expertise.

Movies, books, and news stories attempting to taint the deity of Jesus Christ are becoming a dime a dozen. The latest attempt sounds much like The Da Vinci Code:

The Reverend Jeremiah Wright says that he’s been taken out of context.  Really?  And the Reverend says he and Obama haven’t talked politics.  Really?  It seems most of his sermons are nothing but politics.

Hugh Hewitt has a collection of clips.  I encourage you to head over and check them out.

for prayers today, one of the scripture readings is Luke 24: 44-53. i am sharing some thoughts on what is bugging me. it is not to be a theological discourse in any matter. but a thought...