Hard Places – Staying In, Not Escaping Out

Hard Places – Staying In, Not Escaping Out

I did a double-take as the fire and twisted metal flashed across our TV screen.  Breaking headlines scrolled: “Assassination bombing in Beirut suburbs.”  While I finished packing, David text-messaged our friends in Beirut, “We’re still coming tonight; any advice?” En...
Accompany – Simple, Yet Profound, Acts

Accompany – Simple, Yet Profound, Acts

The stunned eyes of a ten-year-old confirmed it – mercy triumphs over judgment. On this last day of the summer camp, fifty kids from every conflicted corner of Lebanon were having the time of their lives together.  I was in private consultation with Melhem, founder of...