Below are the details for the upcoming Sabeel-Kairos Conference which I commend to you, and published here with permission: Sabeel- Kairos Annual Conference: Faith in Action 2019 Our annual conference will be held at 10am-4:30pm on Saturday 29th June at Carr’s Lane Church in Birmingham. £30 including a buffet Lunch Book and Pay Online Here. Book and Pay by Post, download... Continue Reading →
Palestine @70 A Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture 14th – 20th May 2018 Palestine @70 Amos Trust is proud to support Palestine @70: A Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture at RADA Studios in London from 14th – 20th May. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1948 Palestinian exodus, also known as the Nakba or “catastrophe”. @70:... Continue Reading →
Palestinian theologian and pastor the Rev Alex Awad has been mentioned on this blog before. I met him once a few years ago and he signed a book for me he had written that recounted the terrible events of the 1948 al-nakba through the lens of his own family...the book is a fantastic resource for... Continue Reading →
Palestinian scholar Yohanna Katanacho, who spoke at the excellent BMS Catalyst Live event in Reading, UK in 2013, offered a way forward in this conflict that was saturated in forgiveness whilst living a reality of pain and persecution. I met Yohanna and his family whilst visiting Nazareth in 2013, and found in him a humility... Continue Reading →
Zionism Unsettled produced by Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA) (website here), released one year ago in January 2014, is a great resource for Churches working towards a more healthy and hopeful understanding of the terrible situation between Israelis and Palestinians. PDF flyer here. One blogger, a Rabbi no less, Brant Rosen, calls... Continue Reading →
Three really excellent sermons by Rev. Dr. Alasdair Black of Stirling Baptist Church, relating to the Israel-Palestine problem, given during the recent bombing campaign of Israel on Gaza. They are entitled, 'Putting the Israeli-Palestine Conflict in Perspective.' Click here to go to the church web site or go straight to the sermon below 27 July... Continue Reading →
Ares, the god of war, lives! And his children Fear and Terror have made Zeus a grandfather! He rides the earth on his war chariot with his lover, Discord! He is a foul impostor on the earth, a god of unimaginable suffering and pain. Men flock to his side. They cheer him and throw flowers... Continue Reading →
Christian Zionism says "This is my land, we're staying put!" Jesus says, "Go in all the world and make disciples." Christian Zionism says "Abraham is our father!" Jesus says "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did." Christian Zionism says "We must help rebuild the Temple." Jesus says, "My body... Continue Reading →
We are a big family and we owned this beautiful house with stunning land all around. We've had many neighbours from all over the world down the centuries, not all of them have been good to us, but most have. Suddenly, one day, one violent day almost 70 years ago now, when I was a... Continue Reading →
Robert Cohen has written are very helpful and personal account of what this current Gazan crisis means for him, as a Jew in the UK. Below is the full copy of the article he wrote on Tikkun Daily. Robert himself blogs at Micah's Paradigm Shift and I recommend a look. Like me, Robert went to Israel/Palestine... Continue Reading →
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