One of the tenets of Liberation Theology is that Christ suffers along with the oppressed. The verse from the Spiritual “Nobody knows the trouble I seen, nobody knows like Jesus” resonates not only in the...
Read MoreAs I reported in a previous diary, on Wednesday, February 13, the town of Beit Ummar was put under curfew and was declared a closed military zone. Some tragic events had occured in Beit Ummar a few weeks prior. On Friday,...
Read MoreChristian Peacemaker Teams sent out these releases yesterday about Beit Ummar, a town located between Bethlehem and Hebron with Christian and Muslim inhabitants. CPT has a long history with Beit Ummar and has housed some...
Read MoreAl? we are here. (I’ll try again) ahem. We Are Here! (Okay, once again, with feeling): WE ARE HERE!!! (Darn, I have to track down that kid who yells,”Bop!”)Well may we try to raise our collective...
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