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Jordan
We moved to Jordan about a year ago. It took me a month or two, though, to realize that our city, Amman, was named after the Old Testament tribe of the Ammonites. Many of our neighbors and...
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Riding the Waves
I picked up my bag, and walked into a sea of diversity, wondering what waves the year would bring. With Muslims and Christians, rich and poor, Jordanians and Palestinians, Iraqis, other Arab...
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Living Our Faith in Jordan
I always wanted to live in the Holy Lands. In my mind, that meant Jerusalem. Even though I have never been to Jerusalem, I realized that my wish was fulfilled after moving here to Jordan, which is part...
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A Taste of the East… and West
It’s a tradition in Lebanon, as well as Jordan and many other countries over here, to get together with your extended family for the main meal each Sunday. With Eddy’s family in Lebanon and mine in...
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Fall Favorites
While it might be too early for chestnuts and candy canes, it’s not too soon to welcome autumn, and the little delights that accompany it. Granted, here in Jordan, fall is a little later, a little...
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Fact or Fiction: Lot’s Wife
According to the Bible, the Lord promised Abraham that he would not destroy any righteous people along with the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah. Since he could not find even 10 righteous people living...
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Goodbye, Jordan…Hello, Iraq!
OK – time to break the news. Eddy, Charbel and I just moved, on pretty short notice, from Jordan to Iraq! Hence the silence on the blog for a few days, while we were incredibly busy packing and...
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Sojourners in a Foreign Land
For the last four years, I’ve been a sojourner in foreign lands – Lebanon, Jordan and now Iraq. I’ve grown used to hearing Arabic and eating Middle Eastern food. I’ve even grown used to different...
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