by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 1, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
Last year, I gave a talk at Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem, Palestine. The title of my presentation was “When the Oppressed Become Oppressors.” A few days later on October 7, war broke out. A year has passed and the war continues. The innocent continues to...
by Don Gordon | Mar 11, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
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...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 1, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the March/April issue of Nurturing Faith Journal. It has been updated to reflect the number of deaths in the war between Israel and Hamas. All photos, unless otherwise noted, courtesy of the author. Since the October 7,...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 9, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Editor’s Note: For many Christian traditions, the season of Epiphany begins on January 6 and ends on the first day of Lent. One of the benefits of growing up a Latine child in the U.S. is that we get presents twice during the Christmas season. Like everyone else, we...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 30, 2022 | Opinion
Archaeologists working at Mount Ebal, a part of ancient Israel that is near Nablus in what is now the occupied West Bank, are touting a new discovery that – if authenticated – could bring real excitement to the study of ancient paleography and perhaps even Israel’s...
