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

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

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

Marthame reflects on the recent Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage in Atlanta as he shares a reflection on one final Easter Season in Palestine. Read the reflection here.

Marthame shares a reflection from his time in Palestine, grappling with the meaning of resurrection among so much death and despair. Read the reflection here.

As we continue to keep vigil with Gaza, we offer an original song written and recorded by our own Marthame Sanders (guitar/vocals) and our friend Alonzo Johnson (bass/drums). Called “Gaza (Under the Rubble)” and released under the band name Marred Fame, the song is available anywhere you stream music. Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage Past aijcast Episodes with Alonzo Johnson Stream “Gaza (Under the Rubble)” on Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, and more

Marthame shares a cherished memory from his time in Palestine, crossing all kinds of boundaries. Read the reflection here. Watch Fr. Firas’ segment from Salt of the Earth here.

Marthame shares first-hand experiences of Palestinian life under curfew and the universal desire for safety and security. Read the reflection here.

Marthame reflects back on their tough decision to leave Zababdeh temporarily amidst escalating threats of Israeli military violence back in 2002. Read the reflection here.

Marthame shares a first-hand account from 2002 about an Israeli military incursion into their sleepy little village of Zababdeh. Read the reflection here.

Marthame reflects on how our recent episodes continue aijcast’s core mission, while also looking back to the art of writing amidst Occupation and suffering. Read the reflection here.

Marthame Sanders and Fahed Abu-Akel co-preached at North Decatur Presbyterian Church on the situation in Gaza; and the past, present, and future of Palestine and Israel.

Marthame reflects on the meaning of hope in a hopeless time, whether that time is twenty years ago in Bethlehem, or right now in Gaza. Read the reflection here.

Marthame reflects on the present situation in Gaza and shares a reflection on the meaning of home in a land full of uprootedness. Read the original reflection here.

Marthame shares a reflection on our moral double standard in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the strategy of non-violent resistance. Read the reflection here.

Marthame reflects on the sense of Christian solidarity that brought him and Elizabeth to Palestine in the first place, and what that solidarity means to our sisters and brothers in Christ there. Read the reflection here.

Marthame shares a reflection from Christmas Eve, 2000, when he and Elizabeth made the pilgrimage to Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace. Read the reflection here.

Marthame shares a story from 2001 that, for him, illustrates the arbitrary cruelty of the Israeli Occupation, while wondering what role hope might play at this moment. Read the reflection here.

With the ever-alarming death toll among children in Gaza continuing to rise, this particular reflection on the grief surrounding the death of a child seems all too fitting. Read the reflection here.