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The Lord's Prayer in Arabic: Music and Mystery

May 30, 2025

Marthame shares his sung version of the Lord's Prayer in Arabic as a reminder of the unity of faith beyond language and boundary.

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The Shepherd's Voice: A Sermon in Dialogue

May 23, 2025

Marthame and Fahed Abu-Akel preached on Sunday, May 11, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Atlanta on God's surprising hope, even in the most desperate of times.

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If You Don't Evolve, You Die: TMC Podcast

May 16, 2025

Marthame recently appeared on the Ministry Collaborative's podcast with their Program Director Adam Borneman and ⁠Terrence Smith⁠ (⁠Kill Pride Club⁠), where we got a chance…

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Do Y’all Not Hear the Elephants? TMC Podcast

May 9, 2025

Marthame recently appeared on the Ministry Collaborative's podcast with their Program Director Adam Borneman and ⁠Terrence Smith, where we got a chance to talk…

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Arbitrary Cruelty: A Reflection on Checkpoints

April 11, 2025

Marthame shares a reflection on navigating Israeli checkpoints in Palestine. This was recorded on the most recent Atlanta Pilgrimage for Palestine.

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Not Optimistic, But Hopeful: Q&A with Lamma Mansour

March 28, 2025

Following Dr. Mansour's message at ⁠North Decatur Presbyterian Church⁠, the congregation followed up with some questions to dig deeper. We close out…

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Dr. Lamma Mansour - A Reflection on 2 Samuel 21

March 21, 2025

Dr. Lamma Mansour preached at North Decatur Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 16, 2025. On this episode, we share her reflection on the Biblical…

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The Play's the Thing - A Reflection from 2001

November 29, 2024

As Advent approaches, Marthame shares a reflection written on Christmas Eve in 2001, with a hope that we might not follow the scripts written for us.

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Gaza (Under the Rubble) - Extended Remix

November 22, 2024

An extended remix of the song “Gaza (Under the Rubble)” which blends together both the original song and the hip hop version by A+.

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Grandmas and Rappers - A Reflection from 2005

November 15, 2024

In the wake of the American election, Marthame shares a reflection from 2005 that sheds some light on what it’s like to prioritize justice and peace when it puts you out of…

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Gaza (Under the Rubble) - Bomb Mix

November 8, 2024

Our friend A+ (scholar/pastor/emcee Albert Russell) was inspired by our song “Gaza (Under the Rubble)” to write his own bars. Marthame produced them into this track.

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Shivering with Hope: Zoughbi al-Zoughbi Speaking

October 18, 2024

Zoughbi al-Zoughbi is the founder and director of ⁠Wi'am⁠, The Palestinian Conflict Transformation Center. He recently traveled the US as a…

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The Church of the Ten Lepers: A Sermon

October 11, 2024

Marthame preached at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 5. His sermon focused on the story of the healing of ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19) and the...

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To Set the Captives Free: One Year Later

October 4, 2024

As we approach October 7, Marthame shares last year's reflection about the Hamas surprise attack and Israeli reprisals, noting how little has changed apart from...

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Living into Hope: An Advent Reflection from 2004

September 27, 2024

Marthame shares an Advent reflection written in 2004, almost a year after we had left Zababdeh.

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May It Stop: A Reflection from 2006

September 20, 2024

Marthame shares a reflection after we put down roots in Atlanta, noting the disconnect between our own celebrations and the terror of violence in the Middle East.

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Expectations: Messages from Christians in Palestine in 2003

September 6, 2024

Marthame shares our reflection we wrote as we prepared to move back to the States in 2003, lifting up messages from Palestinian Christians for their fellow American Christians.

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Christian Zionism: A Lecture by Alex Awad

August 23, 2024

The Rev. Alex Awad is a pastor, scholar, and author. He recently traveled to Atlanta, where he spoke on the topic of Christian Zionism. This episode is an excerpt from that talk.

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A Flight to Egypt: A Reflection from 2002

August 16, 2024

As we continue our vigil with Gaza, Marthame shares a reflection from 2002 on the time-honored tradition of fleeing to Egypt for safety and respite.

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Light and Darkness: A Reflection from 2005

August 9, 2024

Marthame shares a reflection written during Holy Week of 2005, as we - then - looked back on our recent departure from Palestine and what the rhythms of the liturgical…

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