Marthame reflects on the meaning of hope in a hopeless time, whether that time is twenty years ago in Bethlehem, or right now in Gaza.
Read MoreA Sort of Homecoming...A Reflection from 2001
Marthame reflects on the present situation in Gaza and shares a reflection on the meaning of home in a land full of uprootedness.
Read MoreThe Power of the Weak: A Reflection from 2001
Marthame shares a reflection on our moral double standard in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the strategy of non-violent resistance.
Read MoreThe Vision of Achaia: A Reflection from 2001
Marthame reflects on the sense of Christian solidarity that brought him and Elizabeth to Palestine in the first place, and what that solidarity means to our sisters and brothers…
Read MoreJoyful and Triumphant: A Reflection from 2000
Marthame shares a reflection from Christmas Eve, 2000, when he and Elizabeth made the pilgrimage to Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace.
Read MoreObstacles to Peace: A Reflection from 2001
Marthame shares a story from 2001 that illustrates the arbitrary cruelty of the Israeli Occupation, while wondering what role hope might play at this moment.
Read MoreThe Death of a Child: A Reflection from 2001
With the ever-alarming death toll among children in Gaza continuing to rise, this particular reflection on the grief surrounding the death of a child seems all too fitting.
Read MoreNo Room at the Inn: A Reflection from 2000
With Christian leaders in the Holy Land announcing the cancellation of major Christmas celebrations, Marthame shares this timely reflection written in 2000 about…
Read MoreAmong the Olive Branches: A Reflection from 2000
Marthame looks back at time spent in the olive harvest, a fitting reflection for Thanksgiving week here in the U.S.
Read MoreLife Is Daily Heartbreak: A Reflection from 2000
Looking back - again - at his time in Palestine, Marthame shares a reflection on the daily challenge of being in such close proximity to suffering.
Read MoreMade in the USA: A Reflection from 2000
With our attention turned to the Middle East, we continue sharing reflections from Marthame’s time lived in the Northern West Bank. In this essay, Palestinian friends…
Read MoreThe Serbian Intifada: A Reflection from 2000
We continue releasing content from when Marthame and his wife lived in the Northern West Bank (2000-2003). In this reflection, they comment on the world’s duplicity…
Read MoreCalculated Provocation: A Reflection from 2000
As the crisis in Israel and Palestine - especially in Gaza - continues to unfold, we here at aijcast are partnering with Marthame’s production company to release content…
Read MoreTo Set the Captives Free: A Message from Marthame
Host of aijcast, Marthame Sanders, offers his own reflections on the anger and heartbreak that come with loving Palestine and Israel.
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