Life in Jerusalem

A Weathered Support Beam

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:56:00 +0000

Construction on new apartments in Jerusalem is ongoing and necessary. There is a Scripture in the Bible that describes Jerusalem as a "city compacted together." I continue to be amazed at the...

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Powerful Musicians

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:44:00 +0000

Musicians and singers are powerful: They have the ability to elicit a response from a crowd of people. This requires a character in the musician that demands strict discipline, heart humility, and a...

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Gather the Worshipers

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:14:00 +0000

THERE ARE APPOINTED TIMES AND SEASONS when God calls His people apart from the mundane - as a corporate body - to simply worship Him. Then there are other specially appointed times where He has...

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Pleading the Cause

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:26:00 +0000

It is incumbent upon us to aid those in need, to defend the helpless - the poor, oppressed, widows, orphans - and plead the cause of those who are powerless to do so themselves. Sometimes we must...

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The Face of Suffering

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:16:00 +0000

Often you can look at a person's face and read it like a book. Some people really hide what is going on inside of them, whereas, others are more transparent. The Sudanese refugees living in at the...

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Angels of Mercy

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:36:00 +0000

"I found them!" "Found who?" My husband inquired. "The students caring for the refugees!" I was so excited I could hardly contain myself.I first got a hold of Eytan Schwartz, well-known for winning...

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Plight of Refugees: Not in My City!

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:10:00 +0000

We were all pretty horrified to hear that the refugees had been on a bus nearly all day. They were first bussed from Beersheva to Jerusalem. The hope was that their situation would help to bring...

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Walking to the Promised Land

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:32:00 +0000

Sometimes we can be saturated with a story until we are numb emotionally. I'm afraid that the tragedy of Darfur and southern Sudan may be causing a similar response - if we are not careful. Today,...

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Thrown Away & Forgotten

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:10:00 +0000

I'm talking about people. In our society we often prefer to stay within our "club," that circle of people we identify with of the same socio-economic class we belong. We find it difficult to reach...

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"Those Who Wait..."

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Wed, 23 May 2007 17:40:00 +0000

At sundown, tents were already in place with young families who had come from around the country and set up camp on Mount Zion. They brought little with them, just enough for their week in Jerusalem....

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A Wedding Amidst Rockets

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sun, 20 May 2007 03:59:00 +0000

"I love your Word, O Lord!" -- so says the Psalmist expressing his heart felt devotion to the words of the Torah given to the people of Israel by the God of Israel. The Torah is celebrated by the...

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Ode to Jerusalem

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Fri, 18 May 2007 10:55:00 +0000

Having traveled to many beautiful cities of the world, I have to say that there is none that equals Jerusalem. The limestone of each building creates a hue as the sun reflects from its ancient...

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A Jerusalem Treasure Hunt

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Thu, 10 May 2007 11:44:00 +0000

We headed out on our morning walk. High school students were flying by us, backpacks flapping, sandals pounding the asphalt . . . seemingly in a race with one another. We carried on with our pace . ....

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UNICEF, Gaza children & Mickey Mouse Lookalike

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:11:00 +0000

You only have to read the UNICEF Mission Statement to know that clearly, they are a complete failure in their mission to the children of Gaza. I know you saw the Mickey Mouse lookalike on Gaza...

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The Rabbi's Son Loves God

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sat, 05 May 2007 14:26:00 +0000

The first time I saw him he was about 3 years old, a typically active child. I noticed the differences in him as the years have gone by. He always had a wide grin for the next person that crossed his...

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1948 - The Birth of A Nation: Happy Birthday Israel!

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:15:00 +0000

Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Israel's Independence Day - comes immediately after a 24-hour period for Memorial Day. Israel's know how to mourn the loss of those they have lost in terror attacks and wars, and...

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Those Who Mourn in Zion

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:14:00 +0000

The last two weeks in Israel have been a time of national mixed emotions. I continue to learn from the Jewish nation as I live among them year after year. One thing I am struck with is how they allow...

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The People of Israel Live...

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:59:00 +0000

I continue to be inspired by the ability of the Jewish people to rise above every difficulty they face. Living in the midst of such tenacious people has taught me much. Clearly, we had an example...

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Never Again...

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:38:00 +0000

As I write this, we have just entered a 24-hour period of Holocaust Memorial Day. My husband is presently at the Memorial Ceremony at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, and I...

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Resurrection Day in Jerusalem

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:41:00 +0000

Around noon, we headed over to Ein Kerem and decided to take a tour of the churches. This sleepy community was alive with tourists from all over the world doing the very same thing. We were...

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Seven Days of Passover

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:54:00 +0000

During the week-long holiday of Passover, Israeli's take the opportunity to visit their country taking their children to various parks, hikes, the zoo, etc. Since Passover is a pilgrimage feast,...

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Passover Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:38:00 +0000

On Monday night, we all sat down to observe the beginning of Passover week, recalling God's deliverance of His people from the slavery of Egypt. The holiday began at sundown. Our family followed a...

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Happy Birthday to Me!

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:40:00 +0000

I've celebrated 19 birthdays in this city. That's hard to believe. It occured to me that I have lived here in each decade of my life since age 27. Here I am now in my 50s and I am reflecting on the...

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Ancient Temple Aquaduct

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:13:00 +0000

One day on our exercise walk, we came across the ancient aquaduct used to direct the flow of water to the ancient Temple inside the walls the Old City of Jerusalem. The ceramic-made tunnel was...

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The War Drill

noreply@blogger.com (Carol Cantrell) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:04:00 +0000

We had an air raid siren drill today. Actually it was an all chemical and biological war drill throughout the country. All the emergency agencies staged a mock drill. The State warned...

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