Walking through the Old City, I often noticed the many security cameras mounted high on the walls of the alleyways. I wondered if anyone was watching, and if so, how they kept from falling asleep. This weekend that footage came in handy, when an Israeli Arab grabbed the pistol of a security guard and shot him. … Read More »
Fifteen years ago today a couple of young kids stood in front of a church and promised love until death. Today we are celebrating that commitment and God’s faithfulness. This morning we went to the Dallas Arboretum. Tonight we’ll eat something you can’t get in Israel: a good steak.
I got word yesterday, from the best possible source, that the revised edition of Kingdom of Priests, by Eugene Merrill, will be out in the spring. I, however, am not going to tell you who bought me lunch at a great little Tex-Mex restaurant.
Yesterday the army announced that Jason Kessler was killed in fighting in Iraq. From the News Tribune of Tacoma, Washington: A 29-year-old Army Ranger from Fort Lewis was killed Monday in northern Iraq, the military said Thursday. Cpl. Jason M. Kessler, a college graduate and veteran of two previous Iraq deployments, died after his tactical… Read More »
The fact that this issue is one of the most difficult that I wrestle with on a daily basis will certainly reveal something about my character. But I am willing to humble myself in order to seek greater clarity on the matter. Perhaps I missed this lesson in an English class one day, or perhaps… Read More »
You don’t have to love Apple or to hate George Bush to enjoy this (4 min) video on the new iRack.
This time last year a lot of the discussion on this blog concerned the Israel-Lebanon war (now dubbed by Israel the “Second Lebanon War” even though there is no official “First Lebanon War”). It’s interesting then what one Hezbollah official had to say yesterday. “The cease-fire acted as a life jacket for the organization [at… Read More »
I’ve lost students on trips before, but never this bad: An Israeli tour guide picked the group up from the airport and took them straight to Caesarea. From there, they made their way north to Nazareth, the guide reporting his suspicions from the first when the leader, dressed as a priest, did not correct one… Read More »
So far the move hasn’t been real difficult physically, because until you get a place to live, you can’t do a whole lot. But you can look for a church, and we have been. Someone told me that the Dallas area has 65,000 churches, and so I doubt we’ll visit them all. Though if even… Read More »
Some people love Israel and think that the country can do no wrong. I think that as with most things, the more you know, the more problems you see. Today there were three articles in the Israeli news that caught my attention. A man was fined 500 shekels for wearing a seatbelt under his arm. The… Read More »