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I. Hate. Goodbyes. I was very ready to go home to Vancouver; I missed my housemates, and the things that need processing in my heart and...

(These events occurred on the 27th of June) Do not -- I repeat, do not -- walk into the dead sea without sandals on like I did. Those...

You won't recognize it right away, but there is a temple on Mount Gerizim. The High Priest's brother, whose name I could not pronounce...

Imagine a stage full of kids, Jewish ones alongside Gentile ones, singing "Jesus, Jesus, I Love You," in six different languages. Did you...

The Old City of Jerusalem looks hauntingly beautiful at night. A simple streetlight bathed the double-arches of the Golden Gate in a...

Here is one common theme that I heard from both sides (if indeed there were only two), and it sounds something like: this mess is a...

From Mount of the Beatitudes to Mount Tabor, I begin to understand why people in the Bible go to high places to pray. Some may go there...

(This is an excerpt of a short homily I gave on the Sea of Galilee) Mark 4:35-41 There are three questions in this passage. The first was...

On Mount Precipice was a lone olive tree, hanging on to its leaves in the high winds. If this was truly the spot from which Nazarenes...

We organized ourselves to visit the Israel Museum today. The shrine of the Dead Sea Scrolls was dark to prevent light damage upon the...

(This is a delayed posting about events on June 18) Climbing up the steep slope of the Mount of Olives made me feel quite at home...I...

We visited a restored Palestinian house, currently used as the Dar Al Sabagh Centre for Diaspora Studies The owners are in Chile. The...

Best place to change money is at the post office! There is one in the Old City near Jaffa Gate, next to the Christian information Centre....

(This is a delayed posting) There is something wonderful about healing. An unbreakable being does not need to heal, but such a being is...

(This is a delayed posting) Singing and reading Scriptures is beginning to take a different light. When I sing of the “dry and parched...

(This is a delayed posting) John 3:8 “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or...

(This is a delayed posting) You know I have enjoyed the food here. But for first 10 days here I had some choice of the buffet spread....

…after narrowly escaping it at least four time that I know of, fifth time is the charm.

Upon my arrival at Tantur on Day 1, I was pleasantly surprised that I did not need an adapter to use the sockets in the walls. Like the...

We visited Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and the shiny new ANU Museum of the Jewish people today. The ancient city of Jaffa was Jerusalem's extension...