by James Melson | Nov 9, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
This week marked one month since the Hamas terrorist attacks in which around 1400 Israelis were killed and over 200 others were taken hostage. In retaliation, Israeli air strikes have killed around 10,000 Palestinians and a ground offensive in Gaza is in progress. The...
by James Melson | Nov 3, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
Even as the horrific violence escalates in the Israel-Hamas war, voices around the world are calling for Ceasefire. As the violence and death continues to escalate in the Israel-Hamas war, the word “Ceasefire” is being raised by voices around the world. The cycle of...
by James Melson | Oct 26, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
Ever since the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel on October 7, the stories of violence and death have been overwhelming. The numbers continue to grow of the thousands of people who died in the terrorist attacks and the nearly non-stop bombings of...
by James Melson | Oct 19, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
For almost two weeks, news about violence and death in Israel-Palestine has dominated daily media reports. One of the most horrific stories was about an explosion at the Al-Alhi Hospital in Gaza that reportedly killed hundreds of civilians who had gathered at the...
by James Melson | Oct 12, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
I was supposed to be in Israel-Palestine this week. Two days before our group was scheduled to leave the US for Israel, Hamas attacked Israel and the trip was cancelled. Ever since then, horrific images and news accounts continue to pour out of both Israel and Gaza....
by James Melson | Oct 5, 2023 | 2023, Weekly Reflection
For baseball fans, October brings the excitement of the Major League playoffs culminating in the World Series. Seventy years ago in early October, there was a much different baseball story unfolding in Birmingham, AL. On October 8, 1953 an interracial All Star team...
