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Marthame shares a reflection written during Holy Week of 2005, as we - then - looked back on our recent departure from Palestine and what the rhythms of the liturgical calendar can teach us about despair and hope.

⁠Read the original reflection here.⁠

As we continue our vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection written towards the end of our travels across the US back in 2004.

Read the original reflection here.

As we stay in vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection written after our visit to Iraq back in 2001, a Pentecostal experience of sorts.

⁠Read the original reflection here.⁠

Marthame continues his reflection on the current American context and the important difference between looking inwardly and looking insularly.

Read the original reflection here.

Marthame reflects on the current American context of a chaotic presidential campaign and our tendency to become insulated at such moments; and how it parallels with his experiences in Palestine in the early 2000s.

Read the two reflections here:

• Prayers from Palestine

• Two Paths

As we continue our vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection from back in 2003 on the brutality and futility of violence.

Read the reflection.

Marthame recently co-preached again with the Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel at Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta, looking at the text of the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:4-28).

The Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac (⁠⁠Christmas Lutheran Church⁠; ⁠⁠Bethlehem Bible College⁠) recently stopped in Atlanta on a short speaking tour of the US. In part two, we share the Q&A portion of the event.

The Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac (⁠⁠Christmas Lutheran Church⁠; ⁠⁠Bethlehem Bible College⁠) recently stopped in Atlanta on a short speaking tour of the US.

Marthame continues his recollections of his friend Fahed Abu-Akel by reflecting back to his first visit to Palestine back in 1993 - a trip that planted important seeds.