“As Jesus came near and saw the city of Jerusalem, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes’” (Luke 19:41,42). Safe back at home in Indiana, getting over jet lag from being in Jerusalem,…
Month: October 2023
Painful paradox in Palestine
Jerusalem is in the midst of Sukkot, the seven-day Festival of Booths (Lev. 23:39–43). It’s one of three festivals for which the Torah says God’s people should come to the Holy City. Sukkot is both a harvest event and a time to remember God’s faithfulness when Israelites were vulnerable in the wilderness. People celebrating Sukkot…
Holy Lands Peace Pilgrim 