The Author and Finisher of Our Faith

There are chapters of our lives we would have written differently, until we see what God was doing through them.

Oct 25

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October 6 Market Report

An Oct 6 market report on Israel, Christian support, and beliefs that have become expensive to maintain.

Oct 6 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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September 2026

A Story About Pastor Matthews’s Dad

From our first Calvary Chapel Old City service

Sep 22 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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Emptied to Be Filled

What Moses Learned in the Wilderness

Sep 13 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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Things We Checked for Scorpions

The rest was harder to see.

Sep 12 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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June 2026

The Ministry of Staying

(This email is just for those who know us). A joke in the Old City led us to an unexpected realization: Calvary Chapel in the Old City.

Jun 20 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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Seat 43C

The war came with me.

Jun 19 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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May 2026

The Illusion of Security

Our security code, apparently, was as familiar to Jerusalem as the scent of vanilla is to a baker.

May 9 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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A Ceasefire

We were who we said we were. That was the problem.

May 2 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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April 2026

Too Small to be Noticed

Jerusalem had shut its gates to worshipers. Soldiers lined the entrances. But a few streets away, a small room began to sing "We Exalt You"

Apr 6 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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March 2026

Waiting For Mercy

She was desperate for mercy. I was simply the one mixing colors and deciding where the shadows should fall. Somewhere between the sirens and the…

Mar 15 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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Not One More Stone or Hour

I stood there under the water thinking a new thought: If this is a drone… am I really the target?

Mar 7 • Jerusalem Light: Field Notes

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