January 31 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 6 articles on the following subjects:   Christians in Israel / Political Issues Christians in Israel / Christian Holidays Missionary Activity Christian / Jewish Holidays  Political Issues    Christians in Israel / Political Issues Globes, January 25, 2021  The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle […]

January 24 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 5 articles on the following subjects: Anti-Missionary Activity  Missionary Activity Archaeology  Israeli Attitudes Towards Christianity    Anti-Missionary Activity  Matzav Haruach, January 15, 2021 The Jewish Agency has reportedly expelled a group of Christian volunteers from one of its projects because they were engaging in “missionary activity”. […]

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Cross-cultural Encounters With Shame

After living in Israel for numerous years, I was surprised to realize the sense of shame that is rooted in my own Finnish culture. It’s something you could describe as almost penetrating the nation, or at least the older generations.

Tverrkulturelle møter med skam

Sanna Erelä, prosjektkoordinator I den finske kirken har vi en prekentekst hver sommer over emnet «selvransakelse». Bibelversene som er satt opp for denne søndagen snakker om ydmykhet, ærlighet overfor Gud og omvendelse. Vi er kalt til å gjøre litt sjelegransking. I år dvelte jeg ved dette temaet, og begynte å tenke på hvor vanskelig det […]

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Kulttuurienvälisiä kohtaamisia häpeän kanssa

Sanna Erelä, projektikoordinaattori Suomalainen kirkkovuosikalenteri kutsuu vuosittain yhtenä sunnuntaina meitä kaikkia itsemme tutkimiseen. Kyseisen pyhän raamatuntekstit puhuvat nöyryydestä, rehellisyydestä Jumalan edessä ja katumuksesta. Viimeksi pysähdyin pohtimaan, kuinka vaikeaa meille ihmisille oman sydämemme tutkiminen on. Me kiinnitämme huomiomme mieluummin siihen, mikä näkyy ulospäin – juuri päinvastoin kuin Jeesus! Siivilöimme hyttysen ja päästämme kamelin läpi, kuten Jeesus […]

January 17 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 4 articles on the following subjects:   Missionary Activity Christian Sites Archaeology     Missionary Activity   Iton Shacharit, January 10, 2021; HaMevasser, January 11, 2021   Both articles reported that the Israeli digital bookstore Ivrit, owned by Yedioth Ahronoth, is selling a missionary book “disguised […]

January 3 – 2021

During the week covered by this review, we received 5 articles on the following subjects: Christian Holidays  Interfaith Relations  Archeology    Christian Holidays  Maariv, December 27, 2020; Haaretz, January 1, 2021; Haaretz, December 31, 2020 The first article reported that Nazareth Municipality spokesperson, Salim Ghumeid, said that the coronavirus has tragically “stolen” the Christmas holiday […]