August 2005

[This post is in honor of Georgette, pictured on the right with her grandson, Aram]
When I go home to America, there are some phrases that I will miss from my time in the Middle East, some of which include: “As you like, as you like” and “I give you good price…very good price, special discount [...]

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This is a little embarrassing: two stories.
1. Last night I went to the D-Bar with some friends, drank two Negra Modelos, came home, setup my Aerobed, sat down to send a few quick emails, and…I fell asleep. Two beers and I was out. Out cold, asleep and on the couch. Wow…a few months in the [...]

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I was just checking the news last night and saw that there was an Israeli soldier who shot dead four people on a bus in an Israeli Arab town; and he was then killed by the people of the town. And all of this took place in Shfaram (BBC news clip here). A town I [...]

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[A friend of mine who was in Bethlehem with me had the chance to go to the Gaza Strip for a few days, and I asked him if I could put his account of his time there on this blog. He said yes, and if you have any questions for him, as he mentions at [...]

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It’s someone’s birthday today! I’m a little late getting this online today, I should have had it up earlier…I’m bad. She was on time on for my birthday, and I was a little late. But I think she loves me and that everything is okay. But…you should go wish Sarah a Happy Birthday, send her [...]

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I love the work of IKON and especially the writings of Pete Rollins. Below is the text for one of his most recent reflections: “Jesus and the Five Thousand (A First World Translation)” [it can be found at IKON's Reflections page].
Jesus and the Five Thousand (a First World translation) | Pete Rollins
13 Jesus withdrew privately [...]

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As I’ve been approaching the time to go home, and feeling excited but also apprehensive as to how to share my experience with friends and people at churches, I was looking forward to meeting with Abuna (Father) Elias Chacour (click here for another bio) last week. Abuna (as everyone refers to him in I’billin) actually [...]

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As you are reading this, I am *hopefuly* in an airplane leaving Ben Gurion International Airport (I say *hopefully* because as anyone knows, the Israelis could easily detain me for questioning if they detect any problems with any of the answers I give them when I go through the Security Check line at the airport). [...]

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I’m now sitting in the Tel Aviv terminal (on FREE wireless - I gotta give the Israelis some credit), waiting my boarding in 30 minutes. I made it through security with little to no problems. The first girl started asking me questions and then I realized, “Oh shit, this is the ’security interview’ and I [...]

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