Closed For Renovation On the Road to Emmaus

(Color version) This is the perfect Christian-oriented guidebook for those who seek an encounter with Christ in his homeland.This book invites you to Close (your heart) for Renovation as you walk your Road to Emmaus in the Holy Land. It helps the consumer tourist to become a Permanent PILGRIM. It combines scripture, geography, history, reflection, creative interpretation, and prayer.Peter Sabella, a Jerusalem Christian, brings his own contextual knowledge and Christian faith to bear on the Christian story, informing and challenging the reader on the way. Pilgrims to the lands of the Bible and spiritual pilgrims - will find this journey on the Road to Emmaus thoughtful, valuable, beneficial and most imporantly TRANSFORMATIVE..This (color) version of Closed for Renovation is the PERFECT partner for a pilgrim while on tour and after the tour to the Holy Land. Its colored pictures will bring back vivid memories and experiences of the holy sites. It is also the perfect gift for those who, for various reasons, are unable to visit the Holy Land.Experience the Holy Land from the comfort of your home! Allow the sites to see you rather than you seeing them!Catholic, Protestant and Greek Orthodox Church leaders in the Holy Land and Worldwide have endorsed the guidebook and wrote the forewords."The present volume is a guidebook with a difference. The reader is confronted with the thought provoking and the deeply emotional challenges of the holy places,... selected passages from the Word of God, thoughtful reflections and questions, instructions and prayers... to enter a more intimate union with God and foster a deeper commitment to practice the faith." former Fouad Twal (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)"This book is an opportunity to experience the Holy Land in a deeper way... a recommended spiritual alternative to the usual guide book. Munib Younan (Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land)"This is a book that speaks of resilience and hope in a fallen world... to hear afresh the call of Jesus to follow..." Nigel Stock (Anglican) Bishop at Lambeth Palace- London UK"This book will help countless pilgrims navigate this land with a unique and spiritual approach." Theophilos III (Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem)"This is a unique guidebook, thoughtful, valuable, and beneficial" Peter Makari (Executive for the Middle East and Europe in Global Ministries of the UCC and Christian Church)"... a good instrument to help accomplish a pilgrimage in an authentic sense.... the historical annotations, abundant texts of Holy Scriptures, the reflections and prayers, are truly enriching and can be fruitful in a Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land" Bishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem)So start walking your ROAD TO EMMAUS by clicking the "Buy Now" button at the top of the page!

Why do some American peace initiatives succeed while others fail-and what can the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton teach Donald Trump about negotiating peace in the Middle East?Daring to Deal! examines the American role in Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking through three presidencies and three very different approaches to diplomacy. Drawing on the historic breakthrough achieved by Jimmy Carter at Camp David in 1978, the difficult negotiations pursued by Bill Clinton at Camp David in 2000, and Donald Trump's efforts to reshape the diplomatic landscape of the Middle East, Peter E. Sabella asks a fundamental question: What makes an effective mediator?Rather than treating peace agreements simply as products of political opportunity, Sabella examines the conditions that allow mediation to succeed. He explores the relationship between power and legitimacy, the importance of preserving hope, the role of justice and international law, the ripeness of a conflict for negotiation, and the conduct of the mediator himself.Carter's diplomacy demonstrates how sustained presidential engagement, carefully constructed negotiating parameters, and a willingness to challenge both sides can transform an apparently intractable conflict. Clinton's experience reveals a different set of lessons: the dangers of asymmetry, deteriorating trust, disputed reference points, and negotiations conducted under intense political and temporal pressure.The book then turns to Donald Trump and a Middle East transformed by the Abraham Accords, changing regional alliances, continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the growing strategic importance of Arab-Israeli normalization. Can American diplomacy convert these shifting realities into a credible path toward peace?Combining historical analysis with the perspective of peace and conflict studies, Daring to Deal! is both an examination of American mediation and an argument about the conditions necessary for diplomacy to work. Carter's legacy and Clinton's lessons are not merely history. They offer a framework for understanding the choices confronting any American president daring to deal with one of the world's most enduring conflicts.