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What is the main purpose of Scripture? Many believe it’s our salvation from sin. While salvation certainly is a major theme, the overarching message of the Bible goes beyond our individual redemption. In the conclusion of our 3-part series on why Bible interpretation matters, we continue studying Dr. Charles Ryrie’s theology by focusing on the glory of God—the true purpose ... Read More The post Biblical Essentials for Being A Friend of Israel, Part 3 of 3 | April 26, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Why does it matter how we interpret the Bible? One major reason concerns God’s Chosen People. We believe that God blessed the Jewish people—the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and made specific promises to them. However, the growing belief in Replacement Theology, which considers the church as the “true Israel” and the new beneficiaries of those promises, has blurred the ... Read More The post Biblical Essentials for Being A Friend of Israel, Part 2 of 3 | April 19, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Does the Bible ever confuse you? Do you struggle to understand some of its teachings? Remember, the best method of reading the Bible doesn’t require any special abilities. All it takes is a plain sense, literal reading of the Word! This approach matters greatly—especially when it comes to understanding what God declares about Israel and the Jewish people. In part ... Read More The post Biblical Essentials for Being A Friend of Israel, Part 1 of 3 | April 12, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Like a composer conducting a symphony, Jesus perfectly orchestrated all the events leading up to His death for the sins of the world. It is important that we take note of our Savior’s intentionality in each action He took on the night He was betrayed by Judas and led to the cross. In the latest issue of Israel My Glory ... Read More The post Israel My Glory In Depth: Interview w/ Tom Simcox | April 5, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

We’ve got two reasons to celebrate on The Friends of Israel Today! This week, we’re marking the 10th anniversary of Chris Katulka’s service as our host, and we’re commemorating 34 years of broadcasting our radio program! These momentous milestones remind us to take a look back at God’s faithfulness over these happy years on the program and to examine the ... Read More The post Let’s Celebrate God’s Faithfulness! | March 29, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

The Middle East is a mess! As Israel battles terrorists, we’re taking time to track how this conflict came about. This week, in the conclusion of our three-part series on the makings of the Middle East, we’ll analyze Israel’s watershed moment of the 21st century: Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre and kidnapping of Israeli civilians and the ensuing war Israel ... Read More The post The Makings of Today’s Middle East, Part 3 of 3 | March 22, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

How did the Middle East become the focus of global attention it is today? Settle in for the story on this week’s broadcast! Chris tells the remarkable story of the 45 young men and women of Kibbutz Hill who spent years secretly producing the bullets Israel’s soldiers would use to fight their War for Independence in 1948. Though heavily outnumbered, ... Read More The post The Makings of Today’s Middle East, Part 2 of 3 | March 15, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

The Middle East is always near the forefront of the world’s attention. Many people look at the region—its wars and geopolitical alliances—and wonder, “How did we get here?” Chris provides the answers in part 1 of our 3-part series on the makings of the Middle East! The defeat of the longstanding Ottoman Empire opened the door to a new order ... Read More The post The Makings of Today’s Middle East, Part 1 of 3 | March 8, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Recently, Chris led a group of ministry leaders to Israel. More than a sightseeing tour, this trip provided a deeply meaningful opportunity for Christians to love and support God’s Chosen People, beleaguered citizens of a country still at war. While in Israel, Chris spoke with several individuals to gain a clear picture of the difficulties so many displaced Israelis have ... Read More The post Beyond the Headlines: Stories of Israeli Displacement | March 1, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

What does truly God-honoring ministry look like? Here’s a hint: It involves less speaking and more doing! In Leviticus 8, when Moses ordained Aaron and his sons to serve as the high priests of Israel, God directed him to place the blood of the ram sacrifice on specific parts of their bodies—their ears, thumbs, and toes. This divine order may ... Read More The post Leviticus 8: The Ordination of the High Priests of Israel | February 22, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

The Rapture is one of God’s greatest scriptural promises to us. It provides great hope and comfort for believers who look to heaven and await the day the Lord will descend to meet believers in Jesus—both those dead and alive—in the air and bring them to heaven with Him. Yet, some Christians reject this comforting truth, being unconvinced by what ... Read More The post Israel My Glory In Depth: Interview w/ Mike Stallard | February 15, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

The Jewish people have faced antisemitism for thousands of years, and this shapeshifting prejudice has taken many faces throughout history. Over the past two weeks, we learned about religious and racial antisemitism. In the conclusion of our 3-part series, we examine national antisemitism: the hatred of the Jewish people simply because of the existence of the Jewish State of Israel. ... Read More The post Antisemitism, Part 3 of 3 | February 8, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Last week, we analyzed religious antisemitism—the hatred of Jewish people for their religious practices and beliefs. This week, we’re taking a look at another evil form of Jewish hatred: racial antisemitism. Unlike religious persecution, which theoretically offers an escape through conversion, racial discrimination against the Jewish people permits no escape. Chris shares an excellent explanation of this deadly sin and ... Read More The post Antisemitism, Part 2 of 3 | February 1, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

For thousands of years, humanity has fallen prey to a deadly sin: antisemitism. This hatred of the Jewish people takes many forms. This week, we’ll study religious antisemitism, which many carry out because they believe Jewish practices and beliefs prevent peace and progress. This form has reared its ugly head in dramatic ways throughout history—Greek King Antiochus IV’s desecration of ... Read More The post Antisemitism, Part 1 of 3 | January 25, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

The Lord has blessed The Friends of Israel (FOI) with fruitful ministry under the leadership of Dr. Jim Showers, who has served as executive director since 2012. Now, after 30 years of service with our ministry, The Friends of Israel Today’s very own Steve Conover has been appointed to succeed Jim as the head of FOI! With a heart of ... Read More The post Transitions: A Conversation with Jim Showers and Steve Conover | January 18, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

This program is a rebroadcast from January 7, 2023. God’s Word is advancing throughout the world, but many evangelicals are missing the message of God’s love for Israel and the Jewish people—and our responsibility toward them as well. It’s important to remember that our support for Israel is biblical, not political. We find the root of that support in Genesis ... Read More The post The Abrahamic Promise: What it Means For You (Rebroadcast) | January 11, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

This program is a rebroadcast from January 28, 2023. Abraham had a special covenant with God—one that has affected all of human history since. We’ve already studied how this promise has shaped the Jewish people and the promises included in the covenant that guaranteed them countless descendants and the special Holy Land. In this week’s episode on the Abrahamic Covenant, ... Read More The post The Abrahamic Promise: The Blessing (Rebroadcast) | January 4, 2025 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

This program is a rebroadcast from January 21, 2023. God’s eternal covenant with Abraham included a surprising promise: A great nation would come from Abraham, and he would have innumerable descendants. This aspect was deeply personal to Abraham, who was an old man when the Lord spoke to him. How could he have any children at all? As humans, we ... Read More The post The Abrahamic Promise: The Descendants (Rebroadcast) | December 28, 2024 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

God created and controls the whole universe. So why does He care so much about the land of Israel, one little piece of real estate in the Middle East? Because of His covenant with Abraham! He made an eternal promise that ensured this land would belong to Abraham’s descendants forever. This week, Chris teaches about the incomparable land of Israel ... Read More The post The Abrahamic Promise: The Land (Rebroadcast) | December 21, 2024 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.

Jewish cartoonist Bob Mankoff once remarked, “I know everybody wants humor to be subversive and speak truth to power. I don’t think power has been listening.” Such was the case for John the Baptist. As the forerunner to Jesus the Messiah, John preached a message of repentance to the Jewish religious leaders, but they didn’t heed his words. He challenged ... Read More The post Israel My Glory In Depth: Interview w/ Cameron Joyner | December 14, 2024 appeared first on The Friends of Israel Today Radio.