aijcast Marthame Sanders

With the celebration of Orthodox Easter this year, Marthame recalls a particularly memorable story of the ritual of Holy Saturday in 2003.

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Marthame shares a reflection written after our time in Palestine, getting a window on the situation there through internet chats.

With Iran now drawn into the international spotlight, Marthame revisits a reflection written there in 2007 while visiting the beautiful city of Isfahan.

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Marthame revisits a reflection on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, and how it parallels with the world we live in now.

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Visit some of our blog from 2000-2003 (and a little from 2005) here.

Marthame reflects on the current deterioration of the situation in Gaza and its parallels with episodes from his time in Palestine.

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Marthame reflects on the fractured and ecumenical nature of Easter celebrations in Palestine, and what resurrection might mean in a context of death.

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