Field Notes from Jerusalem
News • Archaeology • Ministry Intelligence
Where modern headlines and ancient discoveries meet. A regular dispatch from the heart of Israel, delivered straight to your inbox.
Stories you will not find in the mainstream feed.
Field Notes is written for readers who want more than headlines. It is for those who care about Israel, the ancient roots of faith, and what is happening behind the scenes in ministry and media.
As a journalist living and working in Jerusalem, I send updates when I have something worth saying: a dispatch from the field, a discovery worth sharing, or a perspective the algorithm would rather bury.
Every issue includes:
- ✓Curated news from Israel and the region
- ✓Archaeological and historical context
- ✓Ministry and leadership observations
- ✓Personal notes from life in Jerusalem
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On the ground when the headlines break.
This is the work behind Field Notes: standing in the Old City of Jerusalem after a missile strike, recording what happened while the story is still unfolding.
Subscribers do not wait for the evening feed. They get the dispatch from the street, with the context and perspective that only comes from being there.
Reporting from the front lines of Israel's northern border.
This is what Field Notes looks like in practice: on Mount Hermon along the Syrian border, covering the IDF base that patrols Israel's north for CBN News.
Subscribers get these dispatches directly — the stories, context, and perspective from the field that do not always make the evening feed.
Three pillars. One dispatch.
News
Firsthand reporting and analysis on the events shaping Israel, the Middle East, and the global church. No spin, no noise, just what I am seeing from the streets of Jerusalem.
Archaeology
Dispatches from excavations, ancient sites, and the ongoing discovery of the Biblical world. Stones still speak in Jerusalem, and I share what they are saying.
Ministry Intelligence
Insight for pastors, ministry leaders, and believers navigating faith, culture, and the future of the church in a rapidly changing world.
Where modern headlines and ancient discoveries meet.
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