As we stay in vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection written after our visit to Iraq back in 2001, a Pencostal experience of sorts.
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Marthame continues his reflection on the current American context and the important difference between looking inwardly and looking insularly.
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Marthame reflects on the current American context of a chaotic presidential campaign and our tendency to become insulated at such moments; and how it parallels…
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As we continue our vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection from back in 2003 on the brutality and futility of violence.
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Marthame recently co-preached again with the Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel at Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta, looking at the text of the Samaritan woman at the well…
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The Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac (Christmas Lutheran Church; Bethlehem Bible College) recently stopped in Atlanta on a short speaking tour of the US. In part two, we share…
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The Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac (Christmas Lutheran Church; Bethlehem Bible College) recently stopped in Atlanta on a short speaking tour of the US.
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Marthame continues his recollections of his friend Fahed Abu-Akel by reflecting back to his first visit to Palestine back in 1993 - a trip that planted important seeds.
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As Marthame prepares to co-preach again with his friend Fahed Abu-Akel, he recalls a visit the two of them took to Gaza as part of a Presbyterian delegation…
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As we move into summertime, Marthame reflects on the summer of 2003 and the disparity of access to freedom of movement.
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Marthame reflects on this week’s marking of Israeli Independence Day and the Palestinian Nakbe (Catastrophe), remembering a visit to the former Arab…
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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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