• Jerusalem Journal 3 | Posted by Mart De Haan on Jun 13 2008

    As the Jewish people enter the evening of their weekly Shabbat (Sabbath), our team is heading for Ben Gurion airport–tired, and ready to go home.
    Our last meeting with a group of scholars involved a conversation on the northern lakeshore of Galilee. Together with the eight professors pictured with me here, it was pretty amazing to [...]

  • Israel at 60 | Posted by Mart De Haan on May 09 2008

    Under increased security that has closed West Bank border crossings, Jewish citizens are recognizing this week 60 years of national re-birth.
    They are doing so, however, with an air of uncertainty. The celebration comes on the heels of the largest emergency drill ever held in Israel as the nation tested it’s readiness for ever lingering possibility [...]

  • Be Still | Posted by Mart De Haan on Apr 02 2008

    Today was a full day. Had the anticipated meeting with a group of pastors and church people on the subject of marital abuse. Shared the program with a criminal court judge, an abuse advocate, and a professional counselor. The advocate and counselor had heartbreaking personal stories of their own that they’ve had to deal with. [...]