The Rev. Eric Shafer Ash Wednesday Sermon 2008
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Faith Based Production, Middle East, Peace and Justice, Spiritual Journey, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel
In 2008 I had the privilege of recording an Ash Wednesday sermon preached by my friend and former boss, Rev. Eric Shafer, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, in the Holy Land. Locations include the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Via Dolorosa and Bethlehem.
Tags: Ash Wednesday, Eric Shafer, Holy Land, Lent, Middle East, Palestine, Trinity Lansdale
Holy Land in the Shadow of War
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Education, Interesting Places, Middle East, Non-Profit, Peace and Justice, Spiritual Journey, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel
This holiday season found me in the Holy Land. I was invited by a friend, Kathy Adam, to tag along as she lead a group of Minnesota pilgrims on a visit to Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other places in Israel and the West Bank.
It was a wonderful opportunity to make new friends, visit with old friends and experience life for average people during a time of war. While never in any personal danger, we did experience the war in Gaza through the eyes of many Palestinian families.
The following video is a compilation of footage and interviews I recorded during our time in the Holy Land. For more on the trip visit a web site I built:
3 Faiths, 2 Countries, 1 Peace
Tags: Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Justice, Middle East, Peace, Pilgrimage
Visit with Christians of the Holy Land
Posted by timfrakes | Filed under Middle East, Tim Frakes Productions, Travel
My former boss, the Rev. Eric Shafer has asked me to join him and a group of clergy from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on a visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. This is my sixth trip to Israel/Palestine. I’ll be documenting the journey and recording some new footage for a program I am producing for the ELCA’s Peace Not Walls project. We will be staying inside the Old City at the Lutheran Guest House near the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian quarter.
The goal of the journey is to support Christians in the Holy Land, worship with them and visit a few of their ministries. Many Americans assume that all Palestinians are Muslim. In fact, Palestinian Christians trace their history back to the day of Pentecost (Acts 2). Look to this site for updates as our journey unfolds, February 1-5, 2008.
Tags: Holy Land, Jerusalem, Middle East, Travel