Indulgences Are Still for Sale
The selling of indulgences did not stop with the Reformation. Originally, indulgences linked prayer and repentance with forgiveness: specified actions of good works or penance drew on the ‘treasury of […]
The selling of indulgences did not stop with the Reformation. Originally, indulgences linked prayer and repentance with forgiveness: specified actions of good works or penance drew on the ‘treasury of […]
This is Part 2 of an article originally published by ABTS. Read Part 1 here. Though the critique of the history of “mission” should be heard and heeded, it is […]
I imagine that for most readers the word “mission” evokes positive connotations of self-sacrificial giving and heroic exploits of missionaries of a by-gone era. Early Protestant missionaries to the Middle […]
When we lived overseas, Christmas could be hard. Distance from family, none of the cultural reinforcements queuing that Christmas feeling and work didn’t really stop. One day years ago, reading […]
There are theological issues that are up for debate. And there are Biblical passages that are difficult to understand. But what I did not expect to hear in separate sermons […]
Amid the protests to the killing of George Floyd, many Evangelical pastors and leaders are speaking up and supporting racial justice, reconciliation, and public institution reform in the United States […]
In several recent surveys, Jordan and Lebanon were ranked some of the highest on a list of “most racist countries in the world” (See here and here). There are plenty […]
Editorial note: This article is part 3 of a multipart series by Dr. Hikmat Kashouh. We must not forget that the gospel (the good news) transcends both the preacher and […]
Editorial note: This article is part 2 of a multipart series by Dr. Hikmat Kashouh. Visiting When people in the West ask me, “What should we do to reach the […]
Editorial note: This article is part 1 of a multipart series by Dr. Hikmat Kashouh. In 2011, when the war in Syria broke out and Syrians started to flee to […]