Relationships and Our Needs In this day of a global pandemic, many people of all ages, especially those who live alone, are faced with some of the experiences large numbers of older people have known for years. If we had a dozen single-word descriptors of aging and we took a poll of the […]
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This Middle East story is one I have wanted to bring to my readers for a long time. Ramona Sfeir is a person precious to me. I have one of her art objects, bought in the 1980s at an exhibit mentioned in this story, and it is one of my most valued possessions, because it […]
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This story is contributed by Alastair Greeves, former auditor for World Vision International. The friend he speaks of here is a significant character in my memoir, In Borrowed Houses. FF “Are you Terry Waite?” the Lebanese immigration official asked me as I handed him my passport 25 years ago. “Are you returning to our country?” […]
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The story is contributed by Dr. David King When I first met him, Ghassan Khalaf was a lanky 19 year-old with a fifth grade education who had applied to study at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary where I served as teacher and dean of students. Our seminary president, Dr. Finlay Graham, had asked me to […]
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When I learned that Marion Osgood was going to Lebanon, I controlled my jealousy by asking her write a story for me about her trip. She did, and here it is. Marion is British, and I have preserved her slightly different spelling of a few words. Also, in case you have not been to London […]
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Adam Shoemaker, born Muslim and Jewish, is a Christian. In his own person he has struggled with problems that tear the Middle East, America and the world, giving him a unique and instructive view of religious diversity. His wisdom offers all of us a spiritual path toward peace. I am grateful for the opportunity to […]
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Last week I shared with you my own story, “Meditation on My Home in Lebanon.” As I did so, I kept thinking about the many thousands of Lebanese who lost their homes during the Lebanese civil war. In response to my sadness about the little house in Beit Meri, many people including Lebanese, sent me […]
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The Lebanese author of this story is known to me. She prefers that both her name and the name of the center where she works be withheld, not for her own sake but to protect the privacy of the refugee children whose stories she tells. In these two stories, the focus is on the children, […]
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A Middle Eastern Love Story By Martin Accad Director of the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, Lebanon Maryam was born a Muslim. Her society required her to live as a Muslim and eventually to die as a Muslim as well. Youssef was born a Christian. His society too required him to live and die […]
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By Jan Therien Bethlehem, November, 2015 “Litany- a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people. Synonyms: prayer, invocation, supplication, devotion. A tedious recital or repetitive series. Synonyms: recital, recitation, enumeration, listing, inventory”. Also, “a resonant or […]
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