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Good Friday meditation Good Friday meditation The “Blessed mess” –as it was later called...
Read MoreA small step forward
In the Carpathian basin, Churches and seminaries tend to be orthodox, biblical, and they have a...
Read MoreAn unusual inter-faith prayer
There I was, finally, surrounded by a huge crowd, but only an arm’s distance from the...
Read MoreFeed your enemy
My maternal grandfather was born in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was only twenty when...
Read MoreDecade to Overcome Violence
Dear Friends,Well, it is a new year, and I am finally getting around to writing. Actually, things...
Read MoreChristian witness in a secular society
This year France is celebrating the one hundred year anniversary of the country’s official...
Read MoreWeep for yourselves and for your children
Dear friends, Over the years I have valued the writings of S. Wesley Ariarajah. He’s a Tamil from...
Read MoreAn Easter message from Turkey
You may be aware that Christians around the world do not celebrate Easter on the same day. For...
Read MoreWorld Communion Sunday – “Table Manners”
I benefit from my dialogues with Muslim friends here in Turkey because of the insight I gain into...
Read MoreSharing the journey
Dear Friends,At times things have felt overwhelming as I continue to be the primary caregiver for a...
Read MoreThe Lenten and Easter season in Palestine
Yesterday was the first day of Lent – Orthodox, that is. While most of you are looking towards...
Read MoreA report from Palestine
Following on the heels of the WCC's encouragement of the use of "economic measures" to achieve...
Read MoreJourney for Justice
Once a year, the Joint Advocacy Initiative of The East Jerusalem YMCA and YWCA hold journey for...
Read MoreShow me again this Israel
Following the news one might get the impression that Gaza is the only game in town these days. You...
Read MoreIraqi tragedy demands restoration of justice and peace
Reacting to the tragic events at Baghdad's Kadhimiya mosque on 31 August, which Iraqi authorities...
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