Jeremiah 23:1-6 Luke 23:33-43 There are three images seared into my memory that come alive this morning. Each of them carries and emotional weight that surely played a role in marking them, like the … more →
i feast therefore i ammarthame wrote 2 months ago: It was 2001, and Elizabeth and I stood at Ur. It was hot. Ridiculous hot. And the breeze, that hot d … more →
marthame wrote 4 months ago: This is taken from the 30th Anniversary celebration of AMIS (Atlanta Ministry with International Stu … more →
marthame wrote 5 months ago: When Elizabeth and I lived in Palestine, our ministry was intentionally ecumenical. We worked with t … more →
marthame wrote 6 months ago: I am experimenting with various styles of preaching during Lent and then posting sermon manuscripts … more →
wdennisgriffith wrote 6 months ago: With our church having just come through the front end of our first missions conference in at lea … more →
marthame wrote 6 months ago: I’m never sure about those fish stickers on the backs of cars; and the whole escalation of it, … more →
marthame wrote 9 months ago: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Luke 23:33-43 There are three images seared into my memory that come alive this morn … more →
Caroline wrote 10 months ago: A month or so ago, we put up a guest post on Church music, and shortly after we received from David … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: A four-hour layover in New York turned into a nine-hour marathon, extending an already long day. I w … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Ugh. Eleven hours from Zababdeh to Amman. Ugh. The problems began when I boarded the Palestinian bus … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: This morning, I was invited to preach in the Anglican Church by Fr. Fadi. I followed up in the … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: I spent much of the day with the Diab family. Fr. Firas (Melkite) and Fr. Fadi (Anglican) are … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: Zababdeh is a village of only 3000. So far, I’ve only been able to leave it once, to joi … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Back in Zababdeh - it feels great, and yet strange, to be “home” again. I’ve spent … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: Tomorrow, I am headed back to Zababdeh for the duration of my stay. It is a short stay, only f … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: Report #5 of the F.O.R. delegation is posted on their website. My colleague and I went to have … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: I visited today with Ashraf, a friend of mine from Zababdeh living and working in Bethlehem. U … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: Note: Last night, I entered Bethlehem with my friend Fr. Homam. The wall which is squeezing Bethlehe … more →
marthame wrote 2 years ago: All of us here have been shaken by the news coming out of the Jordanian capital of suicide bombings … more →