The Ezra Journals

Welcome! I invite you to flip through my “journal pages”. You’ll find some of my previously published articles, some current events related, some local Israeli experiences, and some biblical history and significant Torah portions thrown in for good measure. 

But all will be related to blending ancient history and biblical promises with the realities that are unfolding today in the land that was promised. Let me show you…

Gaza used to be gorgeous

  • Sep 15, 2025

Make Gaza Jewish Again

The facts and statistics reveal what's best for Gaza
heart hands to his wife

  • Sep 5, 2025

Heartfelt encouragement 80ft underground

We are all in this together with those we love
Jerusalem Walls From The Southwest 1860

  • Aug 6, 2025

See The Proof

As someone who lives and works in Israel for part of the year for well over a decade, here’s the most common struggle that most people have when it comes to Israel. Most fall into 1 of 2 views.

  • Jul 19, 2025

Finding Jesus...in the Torah

Many people who desire to know the Lord Jesus and His teachings spend the majority of their time in the New Testament, where His life is recorded, but Jesus often pointed to the Law of Moses as the key to knowing Him. If we miss the first several chapters of a good novel, the rest of the story becomes clouded and confusing. Although we may piece together events and follow the general theme, the real reasons for specific actions and events are unknown — the same holds true with the Bible.
Home Nook

  • Jul 19, 2025

Feels Like Home

It was Jill’s first time in Israel, a trip that she had waited a lifetime to make. After a few days, she kept unintentionally repeating a phrase that became the running joke of our small group- “It just feels like home!”
Jerusalem

  • Jul 19, 2025

Why Care if the US Officially Recognizes Israel’s Capital as Jerusalem?

Regardless of the world’s religious or personal beliefs, the fact is that Jerusalem is the only city on earth that had its revival foretold by ancient prophets 2600+ years ago.

  • Jul 19, 2025

They Meant What They Said

One of the most damaging beliefs within mainstream Christianity is Replacement Theology (the false belief that God has replaced Israel with the Church) and how it directly distorts the Scripture's meaning and intention, more specifically the prophetic books.

  • Jul 19, 2025

A Cup of Water, In Israel's Name

Israel is the unchallenged worldwide leader in water technology. Currently, Israel produces over 40% of its national water demands from 4 desalination plants that transform sea water into fresh drinking water. This percentage increases every year with 70% output projected by 2050.

  • Jul 19, 2025

Doug's Top 4 Travel Necessities

    I travel a lot and enjoy it. Strange or even unfathomable to some, I find big airport terminals sort of invigorating, containing multiple possibilities of new places and experiences. In the first year of book promotion for Israel Rising, I was regularly throughout the US, coast to coast.

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