Have we forgotten about Israel?

Charles Gardner  |  Comment
Date posted:  31 Aug 2026
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Have we forgotten about Israel?

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Freshly revived from another invigorating experience at Keswick – the Galilee of England as I coined it last year – I am stirred anew by the glorious gospel which alone can heal our sick society.

Repeatedly urged to drink of the living waters Jesus promised to those who are spiritually thirsty, I know of no other Christian convention that is more Christ-centred.

Something missing?

And yet there was something missing. As is the case across much of the UK’s evangelical world, our Lord has been largely cut off from His Hebraic roots, and I heard no calls to stand with the Jewish people in their hour of need.

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