Author: Mike

TO CARE IS NOT TO HATE: My statement of faith

After more than 700 days of war and nearly 70,000 lives lost, silence is no longer neutrality—it is complicity. To remain quiet in the face of relentless bombardment, starvation, and displacement is to abandon the gospel’s call to justice.  It is a betrayal of Christ. It is time for Christ-followers to stand up and to speak out—not with opinionated loyalty or biased convictions, but with the courage of the cross. This is my statement of faith – and I encourage you to do the same.

By Mike September 10, 2025 Off

A MILLION JEWISH CONVERTS: the truth behind the “Jewish awakening”

On August 28, 2025, Joel Rosenberg and Dr. Erez Soref discussed a global Jewish awakening, citing growth from 2,000 converts in 1967 to over 1 million Messianic believers today. While the numbers inspire celebration, they also demand discernment, inviting deeper reflection on the complex spiritual landscape within the Jewish faith tradition. Can these numbers be trusted or is there an agenda behind the report?

By Mike September 8, 2025 Off

RELIGION IN DECLINE: caught between belonging and becoming:

OVERVIEW Between 2010 and 2020, religious affiliation declined by at least 5 percentage points in 35 countries according to a recent Pew Research Center study.[1]  It dropped considerably more in countries such as Australia (17%), Chile (17%), Uruguay (16%) and the United States (13%). This trend reflects a broader global phenomenon known as the secular transition—a…

By Mike September 5, 2025 Off

FAMINE IN GAZA: fact or fake?

Is there really a famine in Gaza or is it, as Israel’s Foreign Ministry called it, “fabricated” and “tailor-made to fit Hamas’s fake campaign?”  Is it fact or fake?
This article is not written to persuade those who have already chosen disbelief. It is not a courtroom defense. It is a candle held against the shadows—an attempt to shed light on the process of why and what constitutes a famine. To provide a deeper clarity, and to stir a deeper, more courageous empathy. Not the kind that feels sorry from afar, but the kind that dares to come close. The kind that asks, not “Is this true?” but “What does love require of me now?”

By Mike August 25, 2025 Off

TRUMP, PUTIN, AND THE ALASKAN SUMMIT:  Peace-seekers or peacemakers?

President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday 15 August in Alaska to discuss a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. The Bible speaks with profound clarity and encouragement about the role of peacemakers, emphasizing both their divine calling and the blessing they carry, BUT it is important to discern true Peace in a world of deals.  There is a Gospel difference between peace-seekers for personal gain, and peacemakers as a divine calling.

By Mike August 12, 2025 Off

HOW TO RESPOND TO GAZA’S CRY: confessions from the comfort zones

How do we respond to the devastation in Gaza? Maybe our response should focus not in proving ourselves, but in posturing ourselves. In this hour of anguish—where rubble buries dreams and cries echo unheard across a world of indifference—I write this essay not to forgive, but to ask forgiveness.  This, I believe, is the Godly posture and a Christ-like response

By Mike August 2, 2025 Off

LOOK IN THEIR EYES: and tell them it’s fake

New rumors are now circulating that Gaza is just a performance—nothing more than a stage where blood is artificial and suffering is a calculated form of gaslighting designed to shame Israel. They’ve even coined a name for it: GAZAWOOD, a website dedicated to exposing what they claim is Palestinian propaganda, likening real anguish to film production. May God help us if we ever reduce genuine suffering to political strategy.

By Mike July 29, 2025 Off

GAZA: when opinions roar, compassion whispers

The question echoing in my heart this morning is painfully simple: How did we get here? How did we, as followers of Christ, become more obsessed with being right than with being compassionate? How did we move from weeping over starving children to arguing about who’s to blame for their suffering? How—in God’s name—did this happen?

By Mike July 28, 2025 Off

WATER: when did we forget?

This powerful reflection by Dr. Ezzideen Shehab—a 28-year-old doctor born and raised in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza—is more than just a story; it’s a window into the daily realities faced by so many. We believe Dr. Shehab would want his words to be heard far and wide. Sharing them is a small but vital act of solidarity. You can do the same: speak up for those whose voices are silenced, whose truth is kept from those who choose ignorance and indifference.

By Mike July 23, 2025 Off