In the wake of the horrors of the recent Israel-Hamas conflict, Steve ponders the deep divisions such wars reveal in our own society.

The West, he observes, has a fascination with conflict.

After all, it took the recent conflict in the Middle East to wipe battlefield reports of Eastern Europe off the front pages of newspapers around the world.

The response to the recent conflict in Israel is emblematic of a constantly shifting culture, albeit one that remains deeply divided.

But as Steve notes, perhaps the call of Jesus to "love your enemies" is the only real solution in a world unable to rid itself of physical and cultural conflict.  

In our post-Christian West, we’ve looked everywhere else for a solution. Perhaps it's worth checking the story of Jesus again.