Stan

I’m a South African Gentile believer, a Biblical Zionist, the son of a missionary couple, a Mayflower descendant with a rich Christian heritage. For 26 years I’ve been married to Františka of Prague. We have seven Jerusalem-born children. Three have completed IDF service and are Israeli citizens Israel has been my home for 30 years. In that time I have been a kibbutz volunteer, a journalist, columnist, commentator and writer. I have traveled extensively from Israel – especially to the United States and Australia – to share "God’s case for Israel" with Christians. In 2011 I qualified as a certified Israel tour guide and enjoy the incomparable privilege of showing individuals, families and busloads of Christians around God's Land.

Now I know why…

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Last night – with my family – I watched and listened to six elderly Jews in flickering torchlight recounting the horrors of a ruptured and terminated childhood. It was the annual service at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum marking the beginning of Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Memorial Day here in Israel. The mouths on those … Read more

Israel, arise and shine – your light has come

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As the moon reflects the light of the sun, so is Israel destined to once more and forever reflect the glorious light of Her God. That day is nearly here. He did it, slowly at first, but deliberately. He withdrew the blessing. He did it with apparent devastating finality. Its effects must have felt so … Read more

No time like the present

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Russia’s annexation of the Crimea is a done deal – a fait accompli. Headlines about the land grab, described March 19 by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh-Rasmussen as “the most serious security crisis since the end of the cold war,” are muted, barely there. They’ll soon be gone. Nor is Russia waiting for world opinion to … Read more

Weasel of state

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Headlines in the Israeli press on March 14, 2014: Kerry: ‘Mistake’ to use Jewish state recognition as deal breaker – Ha’aretz Kerry: Netanyahu wrong to insist Palestinians recognize Israel as Jewish state – The Jerusalem Post   You should tread more carefully, John Kerry. You have already made quite a name for yourself, jetting in … Read more