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Why Christ is at the Checkpoint
As I write this I’m sitting in Bethlehem, as in “Oh little town of…” in Palestine. My husband John and I are here for a conference called Christ at the Checkpoint, a gathering of Palestinian and...
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Squirrels and World Peace
This was a text exchange between daughters Katy and Maggie last week: Ahhh…So many questions! It was a timely reminder our family’s issues with squirrels and how God may want to use this to prepare me...
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The Truest thing I’m Learning About Peace, part 1
Last week I was driving around running errands, preparing for our daughters to arrive for a visit and for me to leave for Israel/Palestine. I changed into the left lane to zip ahead of an old...
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Two Words Preventing Peace
The other day I was wrestling (and by that I mean full body Hulk Hogan throw-down wrestling) with the tangled Christmas lights outside by the prickly pokey evergreens in front of our house. My hands...
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Peace in the Middle East and at Starbucks, the Sequel
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. Orson Welles I shared the beginning of a story last week and today, the tide of the war has turned once more. This...
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Learning the Language of Peace
Ok, so here’s the thing. Two years ago when I traveled back to the Holy Land, I didn’t know where the West Bank was. West Bank of what? And if the West Bank is so important, what’s up with the East...
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One Thing the Middle East and Sexuality Have in Common
I’m pretty sure I’m in Florida and it’s Friday as I write this, but I know I’ve missed posting on the days I usually do. This week feels a little like being on the spinning cups ride at the fair –...
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