by Shannon Smith | Apr 20, 2026 | News from the Land
Mount Hermon, Israel There is a wider perspective through which we can view the moment we are living in, one that stretches back over the past fifty years. It may feel uncomfortable to do so, but it is worth asking the following questions: Have we truly finished what...
by Shannon Smith | Apr 9, 2026 | News from the Land
Gilgal: Where Israel Came Home at Last! Forty years after the Children of Israel were redeemed from Egypt, an entirely new generation, led by Moses’ disciple Joshua, finally entered the Land of Israel, reaching a long-awaited milestone! On the 10th day of the...
by Shannon Smith | Mar 30, 2026 | News from the Land
In the 2025 World Happiness Report, Israel was ranked the 8th happiest country in the world, ahead of Switzerland. And I want to tell you why that makes perfect sense. When I share this with friends around the world, I usually get the same reaction: “Are you...
by Shannon Smith | Mar 9, 2026 | News from the Land
Just under 3300 years ago, the Children of Israel, under the leadership of Moses’ disciple Joshua, reached a historic high point as a unified nation. Over the course of seven years, they defeated one Canaanite kingdom after another, securing control over the Land of...
by Shannon Smith | Feb 24, 2026 | News from the Land
In a recent interview conducted by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson with U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, tough questions were raised. Some were legitimate policy questions. Others, however, seemed crafted less to seek understanding and more to provoke,...