Where is God in all of this? This "Holy Land" often seems anything but holy. Incitement blinds both Muslims and Jews with hatred of the other: bumper stickers on some Israeli cars read, "No Arabs, no problem," while hard-line Palestinian demonstrators call for the end to the Jewish State. How can these peoples be reconciled in the midst of so much hatred? Thankfully, we believe in a God who can calm storms, heal incurable diseases, …showed first 75 words of 450 total…

…showed last 75 words of 450 total…And I want to encourage you to challenge yours. Next time you read an article about the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, read it through a second time, having crossed out all adjectives. When you see or hear news reports, notice inflammatory words--used against both sides--and try to get past them to the heart of the story. But most important, pray for peace--not only the political kind, but the "peace of God, which surpasses all understanding" (Phil. 4:7, NRSV).