The FAI Inkwell

FROM THE ARCHIVES // "Being in a desert (whether figuratively or literally) is far from easy or comforting, but it is rich with spiritual treasure. We have many examples in scripture of the intense trial that can occur in deserts, followed by intense outpouring and provision. What do you get when olives, coconuts, seeds, or nuts are hard pressed on every side until what’s inside of them flows out? In other words, what do you get when good things are crushed? Oil." Listen to the audio recording of "Don't Waste Your Wilderness: Part I" by Autumn Crew now.

As the world goes to war for the first time, Zionist Jews from the Russian Empire and Ottoman Palestine see an opportunity to throw off the shackles of the last Caliphate.

FROM THE ARCHIVES // The Lord invites us in and washes us clean. All too quickly our pride tells us we know better and we set out on our own. But He is relentless in His love, pursuit, and commitment to us, even when we have forgotten our commitment to Him. “Grace Abounding” is a beautiful exploration through these truths. Listen to the audio recording of this stunning poem by Andrew Cowart, first published in our PILGRIM VOL. III 2020 Field Journal.

Another devastating wave of pogroms in the Russian Empire leads to the Second Aliyah in the early twentieth century. Larger and better organized, Jewish olim begin building cities and forming defensive militias against their hostile neighbors.

“We knew something had happened. And when we left that cottage at three o’clock in the morning we learned what it was. Everywhere men and women were seeking God. As I walked along the country road, I found three men on their faces, crying to God for mercy. There was a light in every home; no one seemed to be thinking of sleep.”

Listen to the audio recording of HOPE IN HIDDENNESS by Stephanie Quick from the FAI Publishing archives.

One man singlehandedly transforms an ancient vocabulary into a living language.

Listen to the audio recording of, "Gaza & the Gospel of the Kingdom," an appeal from the producer of the ‘Covenant and Controversy’ film library during the online furore regarding the Great Return March in 2018. From the FAI Publishing archives.

An insidious affair in France inspires a Jewish publisher to write the pamphlet that would spark a movement for a Jewish state in the Jewish homeland.

Listen to the audio recording of "Birth of the Zionist Movement" by Gabriel Caligiuri now.

This is the second episode of the new FAI Publishing Series Center of Nations, which examines the history of the modern State of Israel in the midst of an increasingly hostile world.

Listen to the audio recording of "The First Aliyah" by Gabriel Caligiuri now.

This is the first episode of the new FAI Publishing Series Center of Nations, which examines the history of the modern State of Israel in the midst of an increasingly hostile world.

Listen to the audio recording of "Early Voices for Return" by Gabriel Caligiuri now.