At the beginning of February there is a Jewish holiday called Tu Bi Shvat. It is a tree planting ceremony made popular through the...

‘I’m sorry my father is not here to greet you,’ said our seventeen year old guide. And then, after a pause: ‘He’s gone to Hollywood to...

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. The image of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, in a clean white coat, walking through the rubble of...

A keffiyeh. The media focussed on a keffiyeh which had been tucked at the last minute around the manger scene from Bethlehem which was...

One of the recurring images of God’s reign – God’s kingdom – is the banquet table…or indeed the kitchen table.

I learned some new songs from some of the Philippino guest workers in Tiberias.

The second Advent candle, the peace candle,  is lit in the company of that most disruptive of prophets, John the Baptist.

There is so much darkness in our world now it is hard to imagine the way of peace, yet the promise of God’s mercy persists...

I am still surprised by the knowledge that Jesus walked here. He knew these hills and the lake. The call to walk in his way...