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Wise Men and Women
Bethlehem has cancelled Christmas in the midst of war, rubble, killing, and tragedy. Despite all the turmoil, the cruelty, the politics, the wars, the uncertainty of being human, the historic message of Bethlehem remains. Two thousand years ago angels announced to shepherds in a field outside the city that a child was born, unlike any…
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Peace on Earth
Seems like we really need to hear the message: Peace on Earth. It can be troubling, even depressing, to read the news and witness the violence around the world, even from afar. Has everyone gone mad? Until, unfortunately we step back and realize, to our dismay, that the world has always been in turmoil. I…
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Hostages
It is always good news when prisoners are set free. The universal characteristic shared by all humanity is the anxiety felt when loved ones are in danger, and the absolute joy when families are reunited – Palestinian or Jew. Exquisite moments of embrace, tears, and laughter. In the sameness of it all, whether in Gaza…
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Take the Time
We are living in turbulent times. Rather than running for cover and allowing fear and imagination to run riot as we nibble on scattered bits and pieces tossed out here and there, it may help to take the time to explore, learn, dig deeper. There’s so much I don’t know. I always begin with my…
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Where is the Good Samaritan?
Imagine you are reading this blog and there’s a knock at the door. Voices are raised and the knocking grows more insistent. Before you know it the door has been kicked down and you are dragged away in handcuffs. It’s the beginning of the rest of your life. You will never return to your home,…
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Parades and Prayers
War is the strongest manifestation of human weakness. War testifies to a profound flaw in the human psyche with complicated roots: in perhaps a selective memory regarding history, a lust for power and domination, and a profound insecurity in finding compromise and living with differences (even those that are irreconcilable). Today we are witnesses to…
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Unlikely Friends
A friend sent me this reminder today. In the light of the harsh world we live in and the struggle between Israel and Hamas in yesterday’s blog. Sometimes hope and role-models have to be found in other places to illustrate the impossible being attainable. Irreconcilable difference? Anything is possible. If the animals can do it,…
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Imagine IF….
“So, how’s it working for you?” A phrase often used when attempting to persuade someone to think about their actions, usually when the same negative outcome is constantly repeated. Or perhaps we’ve been asked that question up close and personal for similar reasons. Of course, it’s uncomfortable, which never invalidates the question. Whenever an individual…
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