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An Audience with Pope Francis—Dispatch from Rome

An Audience with Pope Francis—Dispatch from Rome

Posted on February 3, 2015February 2, 2015 by Jenn Lindsay
We were on our way to meet Pope Francis. We—the participants in the 50th anniversary meeting of the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies—departed together from the Urbaniana campus a... Read More
"There is no such thing as Palestine!”--Dispatch from Palestine

“There is no such thing as Palestine!”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 28, 2014November 26, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
“You can’t teach me anything about Europeans,” once commented the deputy mayor of Jerusalem. Europeans had killed his father. “You can’t teach me anything about Palestinians.” Palestinians... Read More
"You are an ambassador"--Dispatch from Palestine

“You are an ambassador”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 18, 2014November 16, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
We drive along the barbed electric fence that surrounds the Israeli settlement of Har Gilo.  We are headed to the Walajah valley of the Palestinian territory. The valleys are deep and lush with pine ... Read More
The Beginning of a Settlement -- Dispatch from Palestine

The Beginning of a Settlement — Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 10, 2014November 9, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
Mahmoud’s family lives one Palestinian hill over from a newly-forming illegal Jewish settlement. Six Jewish settlers arrived about a year ago with tents and made a primitive campsite. All year they ... Read More
"Come and see, then go and tell"--Dispatch from Palestine

“Come and see, then go and tell”–Dispatch from Palestine

Posted on November 5, 2014November 4, 2014 by Jenn Lindsay
The Tent of Nations is an organic farm on a long narrow strip of Palestinian land that has held its deed since 1917, through four occupations: Turkish, British, Jordanian, and Israeli. It is placed in... Read More
When in Rome, Do as the Progressive Roman Jews Do

When in Rome, Do as the Progressive Roman Jews Do

Posted on October 1, 2014October 30, 2018 by Jenn Lindsay
I was late to Rosh Hashanah services at Beth Hillel, Rome’s new progressive Jewish community. I meant to leave my apartment at 6pm but I scooted out the door by 6:45pm, realizing that the mistake wo... Read More
God loves you?

God loves you?

Posted on August 1, 2014August 1, 2014 by Mark Rupp
I recently had my first opportunity to go through the grueling experience known as “applying for a pastoral ministry position.”  Going into it, I had no idea that this process would be intense in... Read More
Ethically Lost

Ethically Lost

Posted on July 11, 2014July 10, 2014 by Christi Mallasch
A few years ago, my family was attending an out-of-town reunion in a tiny and strangely laid out town in Indiana. Being big believers in carpooling, we drove to all of the various events together, pac... Read More
What is darkness? What is light?

What is darkness? What is light?

Posted on April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 by Adam Hollowell
Last Sunday, March 30, Dean of Duke Chapel Luke Powery preached a sermon titled “Seeing in the Dark.” In it he described the way Christian scriptures tend to associate darkness with struggle, blin... Read More
Do You Accept the Seder Orange?

Do You Accept the Seder Orange?

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 by Esther Boyd
Many artists will tell you: limits foster creativity. Staring at a blank canvas or a blinking cursor on a white screen can be agonizing, but throw some boundaries around your space (mental or otherwis... Read More
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