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December 2023

December 30, 2023

Follow this refugee family’s quest for survival in Gaza

The crisis in Gaza keeps deteriorating. Headlines have been filled with superlatives – quoting human...

December 26, 2023

The lies we believe about Gazan Christians are killing them

"Israel may well wipe out Christian presence in Gaza as part of its genocide, and...

December 22, 2023

Have a (slightly) blue Christmas

Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian Christian woman and political leader, wrote on X the other day...

December 09, 2023

A challenging meditation on “I heard the bells on Christmas Day”

"I heard the Bells on Christmas Day" has always been one of my holiday favorites....

December 02, 2023

Can followers of the Prince of Peace support a group that uses violence?

In the last post, we began considering the question, can Christians support oppressed groups that...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Why support for Palestinian resistance is the right response for Christians

As the death toll in Gaza continues to climb (now hovering near 15,000) and the...

November 16, 2023

Latest from Gaza: in a crowded prison, alone in the world

For readers who have been following the insane story of our relatives in Gaza, here...

November 11, 2023

4 things you can do right now to help bring peace to Palestine and Israel

Are you are a compassionate person who is starting to understand what's really going on...

November 08, 2023

A powerful response to Netanyahu’s shameless abuse of the Bible

I've known Don Wagner for years. He and his wife are the yin to my...

November 05, 2023

This thought experiment will make you smarter about Gaza and Israel

We are all familiar with the October 7th surprise attack by the resistance group Hamas...

November 02, 2023

Getting real about Palestine with Spiritual Brewpub

Different format today! Pop some popcorn and settle in for my chat with Spiritual Brewpub's...

October 2023

October 30, 2023

A Palestinian Pastor’s powerful message to us: “it’s time to stop praying”

I met the Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb during a visit to Bethlehem in 2013. At...

October 28, 2023

Christians: Why do we skimp on compassion when it comes to Palestinians?

It's troubling to see, day after day, compassionate people doling out compassion with a teaspoon,...

October 24, 2023

Advice to the Church: Gaza is the hill you should be ready die on

Jesus died on a hill for defying the conventional "wisdom" of his day. Conventional wisdom...

October 22, 2023

How to make sense of the Palestinian call for freedom and justice

On Oct 7, the resistance group Hamas did not invade a peace-loving country. To Israelis,...

October 19, 2023

Update from loved ones – what it’s like in Gaza right now

Alhamdulillah (thank God), after nine days of silence, prayer, and (not gonna lie) near despair,...

October 17, 2023

500 Palestinians killed in one Israeli airstrike – this is genocide UPDATED

At least 500 Palestinian people have been killed in a bombing of the Baptist Hospital...

October 15, 2023

Don’t compromise truth on Israel and Palestine

As the world is gripped by the situation in Israel and Palestine – including Hamas...

October 09, 2023

In Gaza, she inhabits a solitary space between life & death

People of faith, we can not hide our heads in the sand any longer. Today...

October 08, 2023

What People Of Faith Need To Know About Gaza And Israel Right Now

If you follow world news, you know by now that on Saturday, Palestinian resistance groups...

October 04, 2023

3 simple questions guaranteed to make your pro-birth friends really think

The pro-choice/anti-choice issue can get pretty heated, and usually ends in a stalemate, right? "Yeah,...

October 01, 2023

You’ll just love Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest antics

As part of the tug-of-war that comes with defense spending, our favorite cartoon characters –...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

I wanna know what love is – I want you to show me

LOVE. The greatest commandment. Greater than faith and hope. And also the squishiest, most subjective,...

September 17, 2023

Communing with God: a new perspective to consider

Back in the day, we all knew that communing with God was a priority. My...

September 13, 2023

You need to know: is stepping in cat puke is part of God’s plan for your life?

I've never forgotten the day a Christian friend posted this cat puke status on Facebook...

September 10, 2023

Dietrich Bonhoeffer explains how to fix stupid

We've heard it said, "you can't fix stupid." That's a grim assessment. My good buddy...

September 07, 2023

In recordbreaking heat, Israel intentionally impedes Palestinian families’ access to water

Is this water apartheid? Recent viral videos show the Israeli Civil Administration overseeing Israeli soldiers...

September 02, 2023

White folks, say it out loud: “We perpetrate hate crimes”

The hate crimes cycle happens like clockwork in this country: We get news of a...

August 2023

August 22, 2023

Christian Nation series: “Thou shalt not covet” = the death of capitalism

"Thou shalt not covet" is the theme of our final commandment (or commandments, if you're...

August 16, 2023

Christian Nation series: “Bearing False Witness” and systemic racism

We’ve been making our way through the Ten Commandments (full series here) to see whether Christian...

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