The meeting in Jerusalem came a week after the Israeli military jailed two soldiers for 30 days and removed them from combat duty for damaging a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon.

The newly created role at a time of global international turbulence seeks to buttress Israel’s relations with the Christian world.

Warfare that involves principalities and powers in the heavenly realms.

After the publication of my article, “When the action of one person stains a nation,” I received quite a number of responses.

Once again, it becomes clear how the act of a single individual can damage the reputation of an entire people.

It’s another clear case of light versus darkness, and we should repent of our indifference.

Orthodox Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus according to the Julian calendar — impressions from Jerusalem’s Old City. Photos: Aliza Ashkenazi.

Bethlehem is emptying while Iran’s underground churches grow. These are twin responses to states that impose identity instead of protecting freedom.

In ‘Anticipating the Afterlife’, Paul Luckraft emphasises the significance of the bodily resurrection.