Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

‘Normal’ hatred, synodal ‘secrecy’, and ‘original language’…

Like everyone else, I have been watching the horror of what is happening in Israel. And like some, I can be upfront about my lack of any worthwhile opinion on what, if anything, can be done to effect peace in a region, and between peoples, who have known nothing but violence for so long. I can also admit to a total lack of objectivity here. Some years ago, I lived in Israel for a brief time…