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What Monks, Mystics and Mosaics Teach us about Religion, Politics and Mission
Um al Rassas and the witness of Byzantine Christians.... Read More
Research on Religious Freedom and Security: What We Know—and Don’t Know
Here’s my latest on Religious Freedom on the Portico blog of the Institute for Global Engagement: Religious freedom is more... Read More
War in Lebanon: Letter from the President of ABTS
March 10, 2026 Dear friends and partners, Once again, Lebanon finds itself in a war it did not choose,... Read MoreQuotes to ponder
“Probably the biggest difference, between how the Middle Eastern church has conceptualized their role in evangelism and mission and how the Western church typically does is the the idea of wholeness or integral mission—a holistic practice of mission.” Read More
Scott Gustafson
Researcher, Extreme Beliefs Group, Director Purpose Global Strategies“When I visit and share with churches in the US, I regularly answer questions that arise from underlying assumptions which have been shaped by the “end-times prophecy” industry. But here’s the catch: these assumptions don’t match reality. In my view, this popular and prevalent “end-times” version of dispensationalism is mis-reading the signs of the times in the Middle East.” Read More
