Israelis: Are They Oppressors?
April 29, 2024 North Americans have been generally sympathetic to the nation of Israel for the last eighty years. This has been especially true because of the sympathy created once the American public became aware of the Holocaust in World War II, where millions of Jews were annihilated by the Nazi regime. However, a new […]
Israelis and Palestinians: Understanding the Mutual Hostility
October 13, 2023 What can we make of the persistent, gut-wrenching hostility between Jews and Arabs, and more specifically, between Israelis and Palestinians? This question has been on my mind for decades. I have spent a significant amount of time over several decades studying the history and dynamics of Israel. I regularly read two Israeli […]
What I Learned from Walking in Jesus’ Footsteps
“Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.” (1 John 2:6, ESV) Last May, I carved out nine days for an international trip. It was a 13,000+ miles round trip. With Covid measures still in place, I submitted to 3 tests in 72 hours in order […]
Your Invitation to Holy Places
It’s been gone for seven years now, but that doesn’t matter. Every time I drive by the empty, green field, I return to those hours that changed everything: the white linoleum tiles, the large window to the right of the bed, the trees just outside, branches bare, the music of James Taylor wafting through the […]
