History Will Damn Joe Biden

History Will Damn Joe Biden

Editor’s Note: A version of the following first appeared on March 7, 2024, in Wendell Griffen’s blog “Fierce Prophetic Hope.” Because of the ever-evolving situation on the ground, casualty reports for all of Good Faith Media’s coverage of the war in Gaza are subject...
My Bias Toward Israel Has Been Wounded

My Bias Toward Israel Has Been Wounded

I have a bias toward Israel. I have antipathy toward Hamas. I have pity for the Palestinian people.  My bias toward Israel derives from my historical awareness of the plight, occupation and persecution of the Jews going back to the mud pits of Egypt. From biblical and...
When War Wages War, Everyone Suffers

When War Wages War, Everyone Suffers

For weeks, I’ve listened to the debate addressing the war in the Middle East. Supporters of Israel argue the necessity of war and casualties in their attempt to destroy Hamas. Supporters of the Palestinians (not Hamas) argue that Israel’s attempt to destroy...
On Not Becoming What We Hate

On Not Becoming What We Hate

I’ve touched the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a place where Jews weep in sorrow and pour out generational grief over the atrocities they have experienced.  I’ve also touched the West Bank Wall and heard the heartache and pain of Palestinians who have been displaced,...

Of old papyrus and modern politics …

Americans are not the only ones whose political scene involves multiple perspectives and turbo-charged spin machines ready to frame any event to the advantage of a particular point of view. Israel is a primary case in point. This past week, representatives in Paris at...