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Palestinian Christians Face Impossible Choices in the Holy Land

Palestinian Christians Face Impossible Choices in the Holy Land

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 28, 2022 | Christianity, Society and Culture

Henry and I recently returned from a long-awaited (and repeatedly postponed!) pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We first traveled there in January 2017 and I blogged about it quite a bit after my return. I sense that this time will be the same, as there’s already so much I...
Who Is Our Neighbor?

Who Is Our Neighbor?

by Shirin McArthur | Nov 9, 2020 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

Last Friday, Henry and I took our first day trip since the pandemic started. He’d been hungering for the sight of autumn leaves and watching the online leaf meter for northern Arizona. The time was ripe, and early on Friday morning we headed up to Oak Creek Canyon,...
A Long Obedience in One Direction

A Long Obedience in One Direction

by Shirin McArthur | Aug 17, 2020 | Christianity, Conscious Living, Society and Culture

There’s a book title, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, that has come to mind as I consider the multiple strands of changes and challenges happening in America right now. The book, by Eugene Peterson (who also created The Message paraphrase of the Bible),...

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