It isn’t Santa who’s coming to town…

The land of Israel is almost surreal. I’m sitting on the terrace of the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem; 200 yards away – to the west – are the walls of the Old City, and the Jaffa Gate. It’s 5:30am, and in an hour, the sun will come up over the ancient skyline. A few months …

Maybe playing it safe is the greatest danger

October 26, 2015 I don’t know what you did for dinner last night, but I’m sure it was a bit different than mine. Despite the American headlines, Cheri and I are in the middle of a trip to Israel, along with 25 friends from the Master’s and Barnabas communities. Sunday evening, we were in Sderot, …