BREAKING NEWS Dear friends, dear prayer partners, First comes an extensive GENERAL UPDATE of the situation in Israel today, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – to be followed by a PERSONAL UPDATE We were just about to send our long overdue newsletter about the events and happenings at JCBT during spring, summer and fall 2023, when suddenly on the last day …
Newsletter from Mirja
Shalom friends! “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” (Ps. 127:1). This was written in a small scroll in Hebrew and Finnish and hidden in the foundations of Bible home’s log home during its construction phase. The house was dedicated in 2010. From that …
Newsletter from Bob Carter
Shalom to you all from Jerusalem. I am Bob Carter, the new Executive Director of JCBT. It is a privilege to write to you in this newsletter. And it is a privilege to serve our Lord through JCBT in Jerusalem. Serving God in Israel has been a long-time dream for me and my wife Amy, and we thank God for …
Biblical Semantics at JCBT
We all know that the Bible is an ancient Book, that, at times, can be difficult to understand. Some passages may seem relatively easy, others are almost impossible to comprehend without some help. Sometimes it is like a person standing outside who tries to look into the window of a house. If there is no light on in the room, …
Luka Manevich
My name is Luka Manevich, I was born in the former Soviet Union. The place of my birth is a city far to the north called Yakutsk. This is a capital of a huge region in Siberia. It is the largest city on Earth, built in the permafrost zone, and seems to be the only place that has a mammoth …
Wartime images and the need for Guardians who cry out to God (Isaiah 62:6-7)
Dear friends, co-workers and supporters, We would like to supplement the newsletter sent recently by now sending two video clips – each some 5-6 minutes. 1. In the first clip we share wartime images from Gaza and from the Judean Hills where we are located. You will stand with me at the top of the hills in the Biblical Gardens …
Shavuot 2021 and Situation in Israel
Dear friends, colleagues and supporters of JCBT! Thank you for your many prayers and messages. So many of you have been asking about ‘our peace’, the Hebrew expression for ‘how are you?’. JCBT is doing well, by the grace of God. JCBT work goes on. The 2021 JCBT/ Rothberg School Heb. Univ study program for consultants is delivered by zoom to 7 different …
JCBT English Newsletter January 2021
(The zeros here are a model of the COVID 19 virus located in a New York glass museum) Jerusalem Center: 2020 to 2021! Dear friends and co-workers! Let us welcome the new year boldly with a New Song. Let us put the focus on the NEW, so beautifully expressed in Psalm 33:3-4: “Sing unto Him a new song, play skillfully with a …