From the monthly archives:

January 2010

A Dove in the Old City

31 January 2010

A couple of weeks ago, Gary and I took Austin and Hannah (our oldest son & future daughter-in-love) into the Old City to eat a shawerma. I love falafels and shawermas. Have I ever mentioned that?  Anyway, on the way to the little falafel shop, we stopped off at the Western Wall.  We didn’t have [...]

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He Loves His House

30 January 2010

I’ve been meditating recently on the two accounts in the Gospels where Yeshua ran the money-changers and animal sellers out of the temple complex. One is in John 2 right after He turned the water into wine at the wedding in Cana, and the other one is in Matthew 21 a few days before He [...]

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What Are You Most Passionate About?

28 January 2010

A couple of days ago I attended an intercession watch at the house of prayer.  I was pouring my heart out to God, passionate in my reminders to Him of why He needed to strengthen the believers in Turkey and send them workers to help build the five houses of prayer in that country. I [...]

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Diamonds and Druze for Austin & Hannah!

14 January 2010

This has been a wonderful week in the life of the Benjamin and Baker families.  A week ago our son, Austin, and his girlfriend, Hannah Baker, arrived here in Israel.  They are staying for two and a half weeks, and we couldn’t be happier!
I am so happy to announce that last Monday night Austin asked [...]

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Madysen Paige Watkins….Special & Precious

9 January 2010

Maddy turned six years old yesterday!  I was so busy with getting her uncle and bonus aunt from the airport, that I wasn’t able to get this out yesterday, but I’ve had the pictures picked out for a week!
Madysen is amazing.  I love her so much. She’s a quiet strength to the family.  Not that [...]

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Eastern Gate…Beautiful Gate

7 January 2010

Neh. 3:29 “…the gate that looketh toward the east: And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.”

Ezekiel 44:1-3 Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east; and it was shut. And [...]

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2 More Days!!!

6 January 2010

Here is proof that this is a beautiful morning. I just took this from my living room window.  The Judean hills are in the distant background. Anyway, I wanted SOMEONE to see what I see this morning.  No one else is up yet in my beit benyamin (Benjamin house).
Two more days!!!  Gary, Preston and I [...]

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Baruch Haba B’Shem Adonai

2 January 2010

I have the wonderful privilege of visiting the Temple Mount almost every week, and I have determined that it is my all-time favorite place in all of Israel.  It’s on the top of the list.  It tops the Southern steps of the Temple, the Sea of Galilee, the Western Wall, Ein Gedi, Capernaum, the remains [...]

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