A Different Way
This is a poem that I wrote regarding the violence in Gaza. I feel helpless to do anything meaningful from so far away, yet am horrified by the foota...
The Realism of Retaliatory Love
As I follow the daily news from Gaza, I find myself needing to actively resist feelings of anger, helplessness, and despair. I feel pressured to not o...
Christian Leaders Discuss Peacemaking and a Call for Repentance
Christ at the Checkpoint Conference
On Saturday, November 4, 2023, more than 500 Christians from around the world gathered online with Palestinian ...
Reconnecting with my Faith
I love Shabbat (the Jewish day of rest). I end my workweek in the early afternoon on Friday and bake the challah bread that I will bless. My daughter,...
“The Stones Cry Out”; an Excerpt
INTRODUCTION
It’s Easter week and I am re-reading well-thumbed events from the Gospels. Jesus passes the Mount of Olives as he approaches Jerusalem...
A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians
Sign On Petition: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians · Change.org
“Learn to do right; seek justice;...
Evangelicals Beware: Our Onesideism about Israel is Lethal
One week ago, I evacuated from Israel. While there, I was outraged by the terror inflicted upon Israelis by Hamas’ insurgents. I witnessed, firsthand,...
“Ritual Acts”, an Excerpt from “Meaning in the Moment”
Ritual Acts
Our bodies are not passive in rituals; they are active, and that increases the transforming power of rituals. In my sabbatical-ending r...
A Word from the Holy Land: Global Immersion
Please watch this conversation with my friend Jer Swigart from Global Immersion -- LIVE from Jerusalem. He has been working for peace in the Holy Land...
Excerpt from “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future”, by Robert P. Jones
On May 4, 1863, the steamboat Northerner pushed up the Mississippi River from St. Louis, bound for Fort Snelling, a military outpost north of St. Paul...