This has been a week where knowing a little bit about history has seemed more important than usual.  The history of Palestine/Israel.  The history of British and European colonialism.  The history of U.S. machinations in the region.  The history of repeated traumas from wars, genocides,...

“Jesus doesn’t offer simple, black and white answers.  It’s on us to discern over and over what price we are willing to pay to the powers of greed and hate and division and violence.  Some people have always said no to paying anything.”