I’m Not a Greek Scholar

I’m not a Greek scholar. In fact, I’ve actually only formally studied Greek for one semester. And that was during a crash Summer course almost 25 years ago. But, on a recent walk through the Christian Quarter, I caught this Greek mistake.

For those who would jokingly say, “It looks Greek to me” because you don’t read Greek, the symbol is the Christian fish with the Greek acronym IXTHUS in the middle. IXTHUS is a Greek acronym for “Jesus Christ God Son Saviour.”

Anyway, the funny thing about this is that I saw the car that was decorated with this symbol parked outside this place:

Kids Graffiti

Apparently small kids are on the loose with spray paint and stencils. This piece of art can be found near the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

Graffiti: Will This Help?

I’m wondering if spray painting “We Need Peace” on someone’s wall will help bring peace. I can say that if someone spray painted my wall like that, it would be more likely to bring conflict.

Graffiti: Repent Now


This is the Jewish version of what might be called “REPENT NOW!!!” graffiti.

Unlike Christians who believe their message of repentance is for the whole world, religious Jews call only for non-religious Jews to repent, or return.