‘I’m sorry my father is not here to greet you,’ said our seventeen year old guide. And then, after a pause: ‘He’s gone to Hollywood to...

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. The image of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, in a clean white coat, walking through the rubble of...

A keffiyeh. The media focussed on a keffiyeh which had been tucked at the last minute around the manger scene from Bethlehem which was...

One of the recurring images of God’s reign – God’s kingdom – is the banquet table…or indeed the kitchen table.

I learned some new songs from some of the Philippino guest workers in Tiberias.

The second Advent candle, the peace candle,  is lit in the company of that most disruptive of prophets, John the Baptist.

There is so much darkness in our world now it is hard to imagine the way of peace, yet the promise of God’s mercy persists...

I am still surprised by the knowledge that Jesus walked here. He knew these hills and the lake. The call to walk in his way...

Am I always open to learning? Spirit of the Galilee, a group of Jews, Christians and Muslims come together to learn from each other.

Peace is an overused and damaged concept, and is far more than the absence of conflict...

Although society here is polarized and people are suspicious of the other, there are places like Sindyanna of the Galilee...

Things can grow in unlikely places, and the rain is greening things up. But rain also means flooding and the suffering in Gaza intensifies.

It is a tradition here in St Andrew’s Jerusalem and Tiberias to hold a service of worship on St Andrew’s Day and to invite friends and...

Most nights over the past six months I have heard Israeli airplanes going north to Lebanon.

Here in the Galilee winter is on its way. After the searing heat of summer some cool is welcome. How can I get ready this Advent season to w

It is a beautiful Autumn day here by the Sea of Galilee.

Graham and Anne Bryce are cycling from Glasgow in Scotland, hoping to reach Bethlehem in the occupied Palestinian territory.

On October 11th last year I was meant to travel to Gaza along with my colleagues Stewart Gillan, minister of St Andrew’s Jerusalem and...

Today at St George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem the funeral will take place of Salwa Duaibis a Palestinian Christian.

On 13th August 2024, the Israel Palestine Committee, carrying out the instructions of the 2024 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...