The Friends of Israel Today

How do you respond when you’ve been proven wrong—especially about something as important as the Bible? Linda Craft wrote an article about the New Covenant, a great promise for both Jews and Gentiles, and how she learned to correct her understanding of it in Israel My Glory magazine. She speaks with Chris this week to help you understand this crucial covenant meant to provide unique blessings for t...

Hello from Israel! We’re back in the Holy Land leading our Up to Jerusalem tour for the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020. Executive Vice President Steve Conover joins the program today from the land to share his experience returning to Israel. Hear the highlights of our tour from Steve, along with his excitement about being back in Israel, encouraging teaching from Psalm 124, and what you...

Being given a gift makes you feel special. So does being trusted with a unique assignment. But the gifts people give us can be taken away, lost, and destroyed, and an assignment we’ve been called to can be taken away. This isn’t the case with God. He gave Israel an irrevocable calling and irrevocable gifts—covenants, promises, law, patriarchs, worship, and the Messiah Jesus—that benefit Gentiles t...

Why do you support Israel? Maybe you were raised to love Israel but never learned why it’s important. This week we’ll consider Romans 11:28–29, a short passage that highlights God’s faithfulness to Israel today. Over the next few weeks, Chris will offer three important reasons why every believer should support Israel today. The first reason: Israel still matters to God! Join us this week as we stu...

Do you know if you will recognize your loved ones in heaven? Many people have asked this same question. That’s what has drawn them to Cameron Joyner’s popular article in The Friends of Israel’s blog in which he answers this question from Scripture. His teaching is faithful to God’s Word and has brought clarity and closure to many grieving hearts. Tune in this week as he speaks about his blog post...

How can you serve the Jewish people where you live? Look through the eyes of Carrie Gould, one of The Friends of Israel’s newest outreach representatives, who has a passion to serve the Lord by loving His Chosen People in New Jersey. Her artistic talents, eagerness to learn, and dedication to ministry have helped Carrie make a difference in her local Jewish community in a short amount of time. Hea...

Jesus is coming back soon—so why aren’t we living like it? It’s time to wake up to this glorious truth! The Friends of Israel’s free online conference AWAKEN will open your eyes to the promise of Christ’s return. This week Chris Katulka, who will also host AWAKEN, shares a sneak peek of his message from 2 Thessalonians 1. If you’re a believer, there’s an uplifting promise for you in this message,...

Our God is a God who frees and redeems. The concept of Jubilee shows these attributes of His in His instructions to Israel. But even though the year of Jubilee is rarely found in the rest of Scripture, its message plays an important part in some powerful Bible prophecies. Study Jubilee’s themes of liberty and redemption with us in Ezekiel’s end-times prophecy and Isaiah’s Messianic prophecy. As yo...

Have you ever wished you could just start over? In hard times, we wish we could make things go back to the way they were. God actually did this for Israel! The year of Jubilee is an important part of Israel’s culture. God instituted it not only to give the land a rest but to allow the Israelites to reset after things had gone wrong, whether by canceling their debts, freeing them from slavery, or r...

Is the Kingdom of God here now? Is it coming in the future? Is there no kingdom at all? Many believers struggle to understand this key aspect of God’s plan. The problem isn’t that His Word isn’t clear on this; it’s that we need to know how to read our Bibles! Bruce Baker wrote about this in his article for Israel My Glory magazine, and this week he joins the show to speak with Chris about what Scr...

If you took a snapshot of The Friends of Israel when we started in 1938, almost everything would look different—how many countries we minister in, the media we use to communicate biblical truth, and our methods for serving the Jewish people in person and online. But if you looked closely, you would see something that has not changed a bit in all those years: our stand upon biblical truth and suppo...

If you’ve ever wondered how The Friends of Israel came to be, give this week’s program a listen! You’ll learn about our roots dating back before Israel’s rebirth to the darkest days of the Holocaust. Jim Showers, Steve Herzig, and Mike Stallard get together to talk with Chris this week about the history of our organization in part 1 of a 2-part look at The Friends of Israel. Discover the powerful...

We’re wrapping up our three-part series on the armor of God this week. Chris focuses on Ephesians 6:18 to break down two key battle plans in our spiritual war against Satan: prayer and remaining alert. We must remember not only to put on the armor God has given us but also to be in constant communication with Him and to be aware of our enemy’s attacks. We’ll finish our program with Apples of Gold,...

This week, we continue our series on the armor of God. Chris will take each piece and explain the reason it is vital to our Christian walk. The armor belongs to God but it is our responsibility to put it on. In Ephesians 6:14-17, Paul speaks of the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, sandals of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spi...

There is conflict all over the world. Conflict inside countries, families, even churches. Sometimes we can get so entangled in the details of conflict that we forget that there is something bigger going on that we can’t see, spiritual warfare. We’re starting a three-week study on the Armor of God. Chris is taking us to Ephesians 6 where we’ll learn how God did not leave us here on earth to battle...

Happy Holidays! We trust you are enjoying time with family and friends and we hope you take some time and reflect on the reason we celebrate: God sending Jesus to earth! Last week we began a two-part series on the incarnation of Jesus, when the Word became flesh. This week Chris focuses on Jesus’s divinity. We’ll also hear about some news surrounding Israel and Apples of Gold, a dramatic reading f...

Merry Christmas! We are excited to take some time out of this busy season and reflect on the reason we celebrate: God sending Jesus to earth! We begin a two-part series on the incarnation of Jesus, when the Word became flesh. This week Chris will focus on Jesus’s humanity. We’ll also hear about some news surrounding Israel as well as a Christmas story in Apples of Gold, a dramatic reading from Hol...

We can see the future coming if we know where to look—God’s Word. The Israelites of Jesus’ day had this opportunity if they studied the book of Micah. After studying the amazing prophecy of Micah 5:2 last week, which revealed Bethlehem to be the birthplace of the Messiah, another prophecy from this book draws our attention to the exact people that would surround Jesus at His birth and reveals why...

Your roots matter! For many people, where you come from plays a part in who you are. Jesus’ hometown was no exception. The little town of Bethlehem wasn't of little importance—the Israelites knew it as a royal city, the hometown of their great King David. Bethlehem also drew much attention because of an ancient prophecy about the Messiah that we still read in our Bibles today. Join us for part 1 o...

The holiday season keeps rolling, and we’re gearing up to celebrate Hanukkah! This week’s teaching begins with the origins of Hanukkah and the brave Jewish rebels who drove out the Greeks who wanted to destroy their culture. But you’ll also find that Hanukkah is much more relatable than you might think—especially if you’re a big fan of Christmas! Discover how the recurring themes of shepherds and...

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! With the gratitude holiday coming up this Thursday, there’s no better time to study Scripture’s teachings about thankfulness—specifically the laws for saying “thank you” to God laid out in Leviticus. Giving thanks is a circular act in a relationship with God, not a one-and-done deal. What does that look like for you? Find out in this week’s Thanksgiving-themed episode,...

We value truth when it comes to what’s going on in Israel. If you do, too, you’ll be happy to hear this week’s interview! Our special guest this week is Jonathan Hessen. He’s the CEO and editor-in-chief of TV7 Israel News, the only evangelical Christian news entity that is broadcast from Jerusalem and shared with the world. Jonathan shares about his much-needed ministry and the value of learning t...

The Friends of Israel is in the business of saving lives. So is Operation Lifeshield, our partner in our efforts to provide Israelis with bomb shelters for protection against rocket strikes. Today we are treated to an interview with Rabbi Shmuel Bowman, executive director of Operation Lifeshield. The fantastic work his organization does to save Israeli lives is a light in this dark world. Listen t...

We’ve got a problem: Many people, including a growing number of Christian young adults, think Zionism is just another form of racism and choose not to stand with Israel. Chris welcomes The Friends of Israel’s Executive Director Jim Showers back to the show this week to set the record straight. As God teaches us, we always need to stand with Israel and the Jewish people’s right to the land. If Bibl...

What makes someone a Zionist? Maybe you’ve heard this term thrown around negatively, or maybe you’ve never heard a helpful explanation of the term. Maybe you’re a Zionist and you don’t even know it! This week Chris speaks with The Friends of Israel’s Executive Director Jim Showers to teach us about the history of this movement and the part it played in modern Israel’s restoration. Step into the im...