Stretching the Boundaries of Love: No Unclean People
John 13:31-35, Acts 11:1-18 I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have...
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The Red Egg and St. Mary of Magdala
Sharing the Testimony and the Word We first learn about Mary of Magdala as the woman who Jesus...
Read MoreMy Year in Review
When I review the last twelve months, I find few constants and many variables. I have had the good...
Read MoreA Church in Crisis
The Protestant Church in Morocco (Église Évangélique au Maroc, or EEAM) is a church in crisis....
Read MoreThe Image of Jerusalem
The escalation of violence continues here with some calling this a Third Intifada. Violence...
Read MoreA Lenten Reflection
With all that is going on in the Middle East where religion is used by many players to justify...
Read MoreSharing Experience
I am in the midst of itineration; making may way around parts of the United States visiting...
Read MoreMy Life in Hungary
I have been living in Budapest, Hungary for almost four months now, experiencing life, in all of...
Read MoreA Conversation I have Never Had Before
So I get on the bus near St. Andrews to head out with hundreds of others for the demonstration in...
Read MoreAnnual Update from Jordan and the Holy Land
We greet you in the peace of Christ, and pray this will find you well. It has been quite some time...
Read MoreMission in the ELCJHL Schools: Partnership for Peace
The Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) are the...
Read MoreThe Kingdom of Jordan is a unique place
The Kingdom of Jordan is a unique place. As I sit to write, the country is reeling from the shock...
Read MoreIn the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope
In a shadowed recess of the Palestinian church, a round, shallow, metal container filled with sand...
Read MoreA Phenomenal Experience
My 6 months of traveling and speaking upon my return from Turkey has come to an end. It has been a...
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