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2023-07-17T07:49:19-08:00

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My experience in the West Bank: Why I’ll never be the same: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: Part #4

Last updated on: July 17, 2023 at 7:49 am By Rob Dalrymple

In the summer of 2011, I traveled alone through the West Bank. It was arranged ahead of time for me to stay in a local home and to visit with numerous pastors and leaders throughout the Bethlehem area. What I experienced forever changed me. My thought was that l really needed to go and talk to the people myself. I had read enough books. I have been to enough conferences. I had even been to the land several times—though it... Read more

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2022-06-07T18:48:15-08:00

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Devotional Guide: The Book of Acts #3: Acts 9-13

Last updated on: June 7, 2022 at 6:48 pm By Rob Dalrymple

Monday: Read Acts 9:1-43; Galatians 1:13-17 Acts 9 begins with an account of Saul/Paul’s[2] transformation. While heading to Damascus with letters of extradition requesting that those Christians who fled Judea be brought back to Jerusalem for trial, the Lord appears to Saul/Paul. He is asked, “why are you persecuting Me?” (4). This must have been incredibly confusing for Saul/Paul. After all, Saul/Paul was convinced that he was doing the Lord’s work. (again, we must remember that Pharisees, such as Saul/Paul,... Read more

2023-07-17T07:55:55-08:00

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2 Reasons why our strategy for engaging evangelicals on Israel-Palestine failed: Why the Status Quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo #3

Last updated on: July 17, 2023 at 7:55 am By Rob Dalrymple

When I first became aware of what was transpiring in Israel and Palestine, and in particular the injustices that were a part of daily life for Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories, I began to suspect that the evangelical convictions with which I was raised played a huge role in perpetuating this conflict. As I have come to learn, this is true far more than I wish to admit. Shortly after I began learning about the injustices that the... Read more

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2022-05-29T07:43:32-08:00

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Devotional Guide the book of Acts #2: Acts 4-8

Last updated on: May 29, 2022 at 7:43 am By Rob Dalrymple

Monday: Read Acts 4:1-31 Acts 4 opens by noting that while the disciples were still speaking (1), some of the leaders of the Sanhedrin (the Jewish supreme court) came to them (NB: It just so happened that all of those listed by Luke in 4:1 were Sadducees). Now, as far as we can tell, the Sadducees, who were largely members of the aristocracy, did not believe in the resurrection or in life after death. This is why, as we will... Read more

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2023-07-17T08:02:35-08:00

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“Slow and Steady” doesn’t work when people are dying: why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #2

Last updated on: July 17, 2023 at 8:02 am By Rob Dalrymple

My wife and I have worked for the past 14 years trying to be a voice to the evangelical church with regard to the conflict in Israel-Palestine. Knowing how explosive an issue this is for evangelicals; we adopted a strategy that might be labeled as “slow and steady.” Don’t give them too much. Start with what they can handle. Give them time to process. We tried this strategy. And I must say that I think it has largely been ineffective.... Read more

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2022-05-23T09:28:50-08:00

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Gospel of John/Book of Acts devotional Guide #6/#1: John 20-21; Acts 1-3.

Last updated on: May 23, 2022 at 9:28 am By Rob Dalrymple

Monday: Read John 20:1-31 John 20-21 serve as the climax of the Gospel. The promises made earlier in the Gospel are fulfilled here. John begins by noting that it was the “first day of the week” (1, 19). This might not appear too surprising until we realize that we probably already knew that. The fact that John repeats it in 20:19 tells us that he really wants us to know that it is the “first day of the week.” We... Read more

2023-07-17T08:10:13-08:00

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The status quo isn’t good when one person has their feet on the head of the other: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #1

Last updated on: July 17, 2023 at 8:10 am By Rob Dalrymple

I was sitting in a sandwich shop in Bethlehem talking to three Palestinian young men (age 28-30) when I realized this cannot go on any longer. They shared with me how they do not want to get married because they cannot afford to care for a family. And how they didn’t want to have any children because the world of their experience was not a place for children. Is the status quo a good thing? Well, it depends. Since peace... Read more

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2022-05-17T08:42:07-08:00

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Gospel of John Devotional Guide #5: John 16:1-19:42

Last updated on: May 17, 2022 at 8:42 am By Rob Dalrymple

Monday: Read John 16:1-33 Jesus continues His extended speech to His disciples. He reminds them that they will indeed suffer as a result of their belief in Him. He tells them of this in order to keep them from stumbling (1). The idea is that when these things begin to happen, they will remember that Jesus had warned them (4). One could only imagine what it would have been like if Jesus did not warn them. The shock of losing... Read more

2022-05-10T08:40:38-08:00

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The way we do church: #4 Pastors and the prophetic voice

Last updated on: May 10, 2022 at 8:40 am By Rob Dalrymple

I began this series by asking, “where are all the prophetic voices?” I will grant that the prophetic voices are out there: lest anyone adhere to the Elijah syndrome—which I like to call the Tigger principle: “I’m the only one!” One of the problems is that although the best place for the prophetic voice is inside the local church, they are unfortunately ill-designed for such. Without communal discussion, the pulpit becomes nothing more than a bully pulpit. And the only... Read more

2022-05-09T08:24:31-08:00

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Gospel of John devotional guide #4: John 11:47-15:27

Last updated on: May 9, 2022 at 8:24 am By Rob Dalrymple

Monday: Read John 11:47-12:19 Having raised Lazarus from the dead, the authorities convene and determine that Jesus must die. In fact, Caiaphas, the high priest, declares that it would be best for one person to die for the sake of the nation (50). Of course, Caiaphas was thinking that if Jesus continued to gain followers eventually Rome would intervene. Thus, Jesus’ death would spare the nation from Rome’s oppression. John notes the irony for us in case we missed it:... Read more

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