In a dusty middle eastern country, in this current millenium, I found myself riding in an untrustworthy van going to . . . well, to where, I had absolutely no idea whatsoever!  There’s a certain exhilarating fear when you are a ‘guest’ in these types of situations.  When you don’t have a clue where you… Read More They said yes. Will you?

A couple of years ago, I had one of the most intense dreams of my life. In the dream, I was being held hostage with a gun to my head.  I knew it was the end for me.  Just as suddenly, I was being filled with what I would call 3-Dimensional agape love from heaven. … Read More The Dream

  Hands down, one of my favorite Bible stories is of the Good Samaritan.  I read it as a child, and even then, I knew that this story spoke of something powerful, heavenly, other-worldly. Last month, I read an amazing story about some modern-day Good Samaritans.  Who actually live in Samaria.  A story about the… Read More The Good Samaritan in Samaria

I recently saw this video clip about DNA. It is having a profound effect on me for a couple of different reasons. First, my husband and I recently did our DNA tests through Ancestry.com.  My husband is adopted, and we were curious about his background.  I also had unanswered questions about my background as well. So we both… Read More What If My Enemy Is Really My Brother?

A couple of years ago, this thought dropped into my heart . . . ‘What’s your plan to love your enemy?’  It’s amazing what a chain of events these seemingly benign 7 words started in my life. It’s a command from Jesus that has never seemed more relevant, at least not in my lifetime. I… Read More What’s your plan??

A while back, I was sitting in a friends’ café in East Jerusalem, striking up a conversation with a very precocious 14 year-old girl.  We were talking about Israeli-Palestinian issues.  I had that gut feeling that a very interesting conversation was about to happen.  The girl, whom I will call Suzanne, in case she’s reading… Read More Whose Peace Process?

I recently found this video, and thought it did a really good job of highlighting some places in Israel where coexistence is happening.  It’s put out by TBN Israel. It’s a bit lengthy, just under a half hour, but hopefully you can make some time to go on a half hour ‘tour’ of places you… Read More Is Coexistence Possible?

This is my first post since the Gaza war this last summer.  It has been a far more intense time than I anticipated . . . I know people and have friends and family who know others, who were killed on both sides.  I am a pretty talkative person, but for the first time in… Read More Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men . . . in 2015

  I am still reeling, with most of the rest of the world, in shock and horror after the carnage in Beirut and Paris.  My heart goes out to all those affected by those tragic events, got all those who have lost their lives in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Congo . . . you get… Read More It’s all about love . . .