It’s time to review our recent Middle East history and recalibrate our reactions
AUG 6, 2014 | BY: JIM HOOKER -- I got up this morning thinking about writing a blog post about the horrible carnage taking place in...
Peace for the Little Town of Bethlehem
DEC 24, 2013 | BY: JIM HOOKER -- As Christmas nears and I hear all the traditional music, I think back to this past August when my wife...
The Challenge of the Manger in Bethlehem
BY: TOBIAS ROBERTS --From opulent shopping malls in the Unites States to corners of crumbling adobe houses in rural...
Bethlehem: Then and Now
BY: REV. DR. MITRI RAHEB -- Bethlehem has become almost a mythological place: Children imagine it with a...
An Unholy Wall in the Holy Land
I just returned from Bethlehem, and brought this nativity scene back as a gift. It’s a beautifully hand-carved nativity made from the olive wood distinct to the region. But you can also see something else...
Why Do People In Your Country Think I'm a Terrorist?
Although we had only met each other a few days before, my friend looked at me with tears welling up in his eyes and said, “I am a Christian. I believe in Jesus the Messiah. Why do people in your country thi...
Love Wins
No, I am not submitting a belated entry into the heated conversation about Rob Bell’s latest book. I haven’t read Love Wins, so it would be inappropriate for me to enter the conversation. I do know, howeve...