Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

This recipe has been a favourite in our family for years. You should be able to squeeze 2, if not 3, of you ‘5 of day’ out of this vegetarian delight. Can be made with gluten-free flour, if need be. Serves 4 (3 pancakes each) 1 cup flour (regular, wheat, or gluten-free) 3/4 cup milk 3 eggs 6 Tablespoons butter, melted, cooled 2 zucchinis, grated 2 carrots, peeled, grated 1 cup of corn (canned or frozen) 2 Tablespoons plain yoghurt 1/2 cup grated cheese 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1.    Whisk milk, yoghurt, cheese, eggs & butter together in a large jug. Place flour in a bowl. Make a dent in the centre of the flour. Stir in the milk mixture until it is thoroughly mixed. Take the grated zucchini and squeeze out the liquid. Add zucchini, corn, carrot, parsley, and the parmesan to the milk mixture. Stir until everything is mixed and add salt and pepper to taste.   2.    A...

Prophet to the North: Why Study the Book of Hosea For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. 8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure — Hosea 8:7-8 Introduction A prophet from the Northern Kingdom of Israel, prophesying to the Northern Kingdom, Hosea is a faithful man who marries an exceptionally unfaithful wife named Gomer. How else can it be since she was a prostitute? The prophet’s marriage was like a metaphor of God’s relationship with Israel, which is likened to a troubled marriage with an unfaithful spouse. Hebrew Name of Hosea The prophet’s name comes from Hoshea, meaning ‘salvation.’ The great conqueror of Canaan, Joshua the son of Nun, has the Hebrew name Yehoshua, meaning ‘Yahweh’ or ‘God’ is salvation. Author of Hosea Though the text is written in the first and thi...

Now that you know God has called you, where do you go from here? How do you respond to His call in a practical way? We began to address these questions in Part 04 of this series. Using Romans 12:1-2 as our guide, we learned that our motivation to respond to God was because of His great mercies. Our bodies are to be presented to God and used as a ‘living sacrifice.’ In addition, our minds are surrendered to God for renewal, which will keep us from thinking, acting, and speaking like the world. More on this in a moment. Here are some other points to make you effective in responding to God’s call: 1.        Forget the world : We need to learn how to turn our backs on the world. This phrase ‘the world’ can be misunderstood. We are not talking about planet earth, with the beautiful trees, plants, waterways, terrain, and skies. Instead, it has to do with the cosmos, the worldly government order or system, under the immediate command of fallen h...

The culture war is not a war of bullets and bombs but of words and semantics. In this regard, the leftists and progressives has been very adept. They adopted catchy euphemisms to make their agenda palatable. For example, abortion on demand has been called ‘pro-choice’ or ‘a woman’s right to chose’ or even ‘women’s reproductive rights. Same-sex marriage is called ‘marriage equality.’ Illegal aliens are merely ‘undocumented workers.’ These terms have been stunningly effective in helping advance their cause. On another front, when they have an argument with a conservative opponent, they go on a blistering personal attack - insulting, swearing, demeaning the other party. Terms like ‘hater,’ ‘bigot,’ ‘homophobe,’ ‘sexist,’ ‘racist,’ ‘misogynist,’ ‘Islamophobe,’ ‘intolerant,’ are common pejorative labels throne at conservative and non-conformist debaters. It is like the piranha effect - focus on one target and make they so despised that they don’t dare answer back and others lik...

ELECTIONS APLENTY 2019 is the year for elections. Even the 2020 US Presidential election has become. What lies ahead? 2020 US Presidential Campaign: Other countries continue to stand aghast at how lengthy, and expensive US presidential campaigns are. The upcoming election will be in far way November 2020, and already the gun has sounded and the runners have taken off. If the Democrats can’t remove Trump from office via impeachment, they are hoping to do so at the ballot box. The field of declared contenders for the Democratic Party nomination is already crowded and more and more are ‘mulling over’ a run for the White House. Chances are, the number of Democrats running for President in 2020 will exceed the 17 Republicans who campaigned for their party’s nomination in 2016. Already, more women are declared candidates than ever before. How will President Trump fare? His approval rating at the moment is 44% versus 57% negative. Ronald Reagan was 33% approval rating at ...

We continue - and conclude - a 7 part series about Jerusalem and the Christian pilgrim. Part 01: We learned that Christians have been visiting the holy city of Jerusalem since the beginning of the church. Christians of all stripes constitute 60% or more of incoming visitors to Israel. Part 02: The effect of worldwide tourism on overall pilgrim numbers. Part 03: After the 1967 Six Day War, number of visitors to Jerusalem increased due to the ‘tradition of pilgrimage’ and the innovation of modern tourism. Part 04: When is a Christian visitor a ‘tourist’ and when is he/she a ‘pilgrim.’ Part 05: A continuation of identifying the Christian visitor as ‘tourist’ or ‘pilgrim.’ Part 06: T he nature of today’s Christian visits to Jerusalem. Now, in this 7th and final part, we will finalise the identity and nature of Christian visits. First, when you contrast modern tourism with traditional pilgrimage, a Christian visitor, coming on a tourist visa, can stil...