RichDrama - Blog #IsraelRichDrama - Blog #Israelhttps://www.richdrama.com/blog/tag/IsraelThu, 09 Apr 2026 09:09:11 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Hope and Healing for October 7]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/hope-and-healing-for-october-7Joyce wrote an excellent article inspired by the Off-Broadway play  October 7,  playing in New York City through June 16, and it includes vide ]]>

Off-Broadway play tells what happened verbatim

Joyce wrote an excellent article inspired by the Off-Broadway play October 7, playing in New York City through June 16, and it includes videos we took before (of the playwright, Phelim McAleer, and two cast members, René Ifrah and Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb) and after (our responses to the play). 


"Hope and Healing for October 7"

Lord, remember Your word to Your servants, for You have given us hope. May we remember those murdered and kidnapped on October 7 and in the subsequent conflict, even as we rejoice in those saved and returned from captivity. In Jesus’s Name.

The world changed forever on October 7, 2023. When Hamas terrorists from Gaza breached the Israeli border, they not only raped, murdered, savaged, and kidnapped Israelis from kibbutzim, homes, and a music festival, but also they shattered a nation.

[Click to read the whole article...]


Here are the videos: 

On today's Headline Prayer Live we covered the play and several other articles, including the rescue of the four hostages from Gaza: 

Pray that many are encouraged to go deeper in their prayer lives by the article and videos! 


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Today we crossed the finish line! Many of you helped us reach 100% of our budget for our trip to Europe this summer! Costs have risen since we set the budget, so we won't turn down extra gifts, but we're just so blessed by your generosity! 

]]>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:10:11 -0400<![CDATA[Honoring Israel in NYC]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/honoring-israel-in-nycThis morning my article about various ways New York City is honoring Jewish people ran: "Honoring Israel in NYC" Lord, thank You that New York ]]>

60,000 turn out to support God's Chosen People

This morning my article about various ways New York City is honoring Jewish people ran:


"Honoring Israel in NYC"

Lord, thank You that New York City is hosting events to help its citizens respect and protect the Jewish people. May other cities honor Your Chosen People.

At least three events in NYC have recently focused on celebrating Israel, and two of them bring awareness to the atrocities Hamas committed on October 7.

[Click to read the whole article...]


Here's the video embedded in the article: 

I also got to stand in for one of our friends and colleagues who was unable to be on Headline Prayer Live and lead people in prayer over my article and others: 

Pray many will be encouraged to pray through the article and videos.


Joyce and I will be on together next Tuesday. We appreciate prayer as we prepare for that.


For a reminder, sign up at www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Prayer.


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We're now over 80% to our budget for our missions trip to Europe, but we've been surprised on many fronts as expenses rise. 

Pray about helping us across the finish line.

Help us cross the finish line
]]>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:26:08 -0400<![CDATA[Hope for Campuses Under Siege]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/hope-for-campuses-under-siegeToday on Headline Prayer Live Joyce and I led prayer inspired by a number of articles, including Joyce's, " Hope for Campuses Under Siege ," p ]]>

An article and videos from Columbia University

Today on Headline Prayer Live Joyce and I led prayer inspired by a number of articles, including Joyce's, "Hope for Campuses Under Siege," posted with three videos of material from Columbia University: 


Lord, forgive those raging against Israel. Bless these enemies, and bless the Jewish people with full salvation in Jesus Christ.

Chants of “America stands with Israel” and “Let my people go,” and refrains of “How Great Is Our God” rang out at Columbia University’s campus on the evening of Thursday, April 25.


Here is some footage from Thursday’s United for Israel March, including a brief interview with Eric Metaxas:
Here also is a link about Friday’s “God Bless Israel” banner, and a brief interview with Janet Porter of Faith2Action:

Additionally, pro-Hamas protesters who had set up tents on the campus of Columbia University were told they needed to disperse by 2 p.m. Monday, but they refused to take the tents down and protests continued:

And here's today's Headline Prayer Live, where we talk about how the protestors took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia, among many other things, including the National Day of Prayer:

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]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:16:54 -0400<![CDATA[A Time to Reflect]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/a-time-to-reflectJoyce continues Westchester Chapel's "Times of Cementing" series, with a message on taking time to reflect upon the major lesson learned from our series "What Happens When a Created People Walk Away From Their Creator?" The message to Fear -- Reverence -- God is found in Ecclesiastes 5:1-7.]]>

From the Times of Cementing Series


Joyce continues Westchester Chapel's "Times of Cementing" series, with a message on taking time to reflect upon the major lesson learned from our series "What Happens When a Created People Walk Away From Their Creator?" The message to Fear -- Reverence -- God is found in Ecclesiastes 5:1-7. I did a dramatic reading of the Scripture. Joyce opens the service by joining 100 million people praying over Israel on this Pentecost Sunday; Israel celebrates its 75th Diamond Anniversary as a modern nation. Read more about the global prayer initiative at www.Isaiah62Fast.com. Joyce also prays for those who served in the military.


Click the arrow below, or if you're reading this in an email you can click this link, to play the service:

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to know more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/salvation.

Here's my telling of Pentecost from my one-man play, The Acts: www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Pentecost.

]]>Sun, 28 May 2023 23:43:59 -0400<![CDATA[Go Through the Gates]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/go-through-the-gatesStarting on May 17 I’ve felt led to go through Isaiah 62, with more than a million, who are praying for Jerusalem right now. Last night verse 9 placed us in the courts...]]>

Lift Up a Signal Over the Peoples

Since Easter every night I’ve woken in the night and sensed Holy Spirit leading me to a passage of Scripture. I’ve hash-tagged the photos, observations, and prayers that have come from these sweet times of fellowship with the Lord #ScriptureInTheNight on both Facebook and Instagram.


Starting on May 17 I’ve felt led to go through Isaiah 62, with more than a million, who are praying for Jerusalem right now (www.Isaiah62Fast.com). Last night verse 9 placed us in the courts:

Tonight we go through the gates. If memory serves, there were multiple courts in the temple, and certain people were able to get closer to the Lord than others. This was a man-made system, but the tabernacle design was given by the Lord, and there was only one court, and it was for all. In both systems only the priests could enter the Holy Place to minister to the Lord, and only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies once a year.

Before we attended the Asbury Outpouring my favorite time of worship was at the tabernacle in the wilderness of Israel pictured above, in 2005. As we got closer and closer to the Holy of Holies worship got more and more intense, and then we pulled back the veil…or at least we tried! It was stapled shut! I guess the designer didn’t know the actual veil was torn from top to bottom like a father ripping his shirt when his son died, opening the way for all who receive what He did for us to enter the Holy of Holies.

At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split.

Matthew 27:51, ESV


As we join our prayers with more than a million for Israel, let’s pray that many enter into the presence of the Father through the Son!




The 21 day fast for Jerusalem ends on May 28, which is Pentecost this year. Here's my portrayal of what happened from my one-man play 
]]>Thu, 25 May 2023 02:40:17 -0400<![CDATA[Interpreting the Times]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/InterpretingTheTimes

Interpreting the Times

On the Eve of Resurrection Day I woke up and sensed the Lord was directing me to look at the time. I knew He was directing me to a chapter and verse, and I knew what book they were in. That’s happened every night since. I haven’t always posted them in the night or at all, but every time I’ve sensed Holy Spirit speaking into my soul in some specific way. Each time I’ve been so excited to look at the time and seek the Lord, in part because I can’t wait to spend time in intimate communion with the Holy One, and partly because in this season I’m working on a musical with Timothy J. Mercaldo telling the stories of the Welsh and Asbury Revivals. The Welsh Revival was preceded by Evan Roberts waking in the night, spending intimate times with the Lord, and praying for the miraculous! I feel a commissioning every time! 

Eventually I started tagging my posts about these verses #ScriptureInTheNight. 

If you’re tired of the humanistic claptrap spewed out by the world lately, and you want to join our journey of discovering what the Lord is up to today by exploring what He’s done in our recent past, sign up at www.SongsOfRevivalLive.com.*

Tonight’s passage is particularly exciting to me because it’s from the first passage I’ve ever performed that was interpreted: a scene from my one-man play The Acts. It’s the conclusion of this passage the scene was portraying:
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
The performance was at a coffee house in Jerusalem. I overheard someone asking the guy who set up the performance if he should interpret me, but I didn’t hear the answer. I figured he would have asked me, and since he didn’t I assumed he felt the same way I did: Interpretation would throw off the rhythm of the performance. When my first line came back in Hebrew -- after my initial shock -- I realized it actually set up the natural rhythm of a dialogue! 

Some international trips are stirring, so that’s another reason waking to this passage is particularly exciting!!!

I appreciate your prayers as we continue to work on Songs of Revival and planning for these international trips!

*If you're on our Prayer Team you won't miss these updates, but we've started a new list just for things about Songs of the Revival: www.SongsOfRevivalLive.com.


I wish that scene in Jerusalem was recorded, but here's another scene from The Acts: www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Pentecost.
]]>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 03:42:16 -0400<![CDATA["Prophet of Fear" this Sunday]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/prophet-of-fear-this-sunday
Performing "The Prophet
of Fear" atop Mt. Carmel
in Israel.
I'll be performing my one-man, one-act play " Prophet of Fear" this Sunday at The Crowne Plaza in White Plains, NY. It tells the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal on top of Mt. Carmel and the fear that struck his heart when he came down from that mountaintop. Afterward, Joyce will be teaching on that passage. If you're in the area, we hope you can join us!

We'll post her teaching, but not the drama. Feel free to book it for your community!

There are still openings for the 2018 Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp, but we need to close registrations on May 6.
]]>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Courage to Follow God's Plan]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/courage-to-follow-gods-plan
The crumbled walls of Jericho and
Mount of Temptation from
our trip in 1999.
I got to open this morning's service at Westchester Chapel.  Pastor Randy Solomon preaches on the fall of the walls of Jericho from  Joshua 6.  Here is an article which discusses the archeological evidence that the fallen and burned walls of Jericho are evidence that the story really happened! I mention the documentary Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Adventure. I also mention Ethan Hill, and you can see our  cinematic collaborations by clicking here.

Click the arrow below, or if you're reading this in an email you can  click this link, to play the service:

https://archive.org/embed/RandyJericho031118

This service is available for download free on iTunes, where you can also subscribe to our podcast. Search for "Westchester Chapel" on the iTunes Store.

If you want to more about starting a relationship with Jesus Christ visit www.WestchesterChapel.org/Salvation.



There are still a few openings at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Christian Filmmakers Camp.
]]>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[The Shepherd's Daughter in the Shepherd's Cave of Bethlehem]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/ShepherdsDaughter
Joyce performed this piece that she wrote in the Shepherds' Cave of Bethlehem during our trip to Jordan and Israel through CITA to the Nations.

Have a blessed Christmas: www.RichDrama.com/blog/post/Christmas

]]>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:13:00 -0500<![CDATA[Peace in Israel]]>https://www.richdrama.com/blog/post/peace-in-israel
This artwork (and many other works like it in a variety of media) was created through a joint effort of Arab and Jewish students on the shore of The Sea of Galilee.
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