Marthame reflects on the current hunger crisis in Gaza and the meaning of fasting and its connection with religious practice with a reflection from late 2001.
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With the celebration of Orthodox Easter this year, Marthame recalls a particularly memorable story of the ritual of Holy Saturday in 2003.
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Marthame shares a reflection written after our time in Palestine, getting a window on the situation there through internet chats.
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With Iran now drawn into the international spotlight, Marthame revisits a reflection written there in 2007 while visiting the beautiful city of Isfahan.
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Marthame revisits a reflection on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, and how it parallels with the world we live in now.
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Marthame reflects on the current deterioration of the situation in Gaza and its parallels with episodes from his time in Palestine.
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Marthame reflects on the fractured and ecumenical nature of Easter celebrations in Palestine, and what resurrection might mean in a context of death.
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Marthame reflects on the recent Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage in Atlanta as he shares a reflection on one final Easter Season in Palestine.
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Marthame shares a reflection from his time in Palestine, grappling with the meaning of resurrection among so much death and despair.
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As we continue to keep vigil with Gaza, we offer an original song written and recorded by our own Marthame Sanders (guitar/vocals) and our…
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Marthame shares a cherished memory from his time in Palestine, crossing all kinds of boundaries alongside a dear friend.
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Marthame shares first-hand experiences of Palestinian life under curfew and the universal desire for safety and security.
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Marthame reflects back on their tough decision to leave Zababdeh temporarily amidst escalating threats of Israeli military violence back in 2002.
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Marthame shares a first-hand account from 2002 about an Israeli military incursion into their sleepy little village of Zababdeh.
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Marthame reflects on how our recent episodes continue aijcast’s core mission, while also looking back to the art of writing amidst Occupation and suffering.
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Marthame Sanders and Fahed Abu-Akel co-preached at North Decatur Presbyterian Church on the situation in Gaza; and the past, present, and future of Palestine…
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Marthame reflects on the meaning of hope in a hopeless time, whether that time is twenty years ago in Bethlehem, or right now in Gaza.
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Marthame reflects on the present situation in Gaza and shares a reflection on the meaning of home in a land full of uprootedness.
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Marthame shares a reflection on our moral double standard in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the strategy of non-violent resistance.
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Marthame reflects on the sense of Christian solidarity that brought him and Elizabeth to Palestine in the first place, and what that solidarity means to our sisters…
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