The full version of this article first appeared January 13, 2016 at Christianity Today as “What Arab Christians Think of Wheaton-Hawkins ‘Same God’ Debate: Controversy echoes what Mideast Christians have wrestled with for […]
Regarding the subject of whether Christians and Muslims speak of the same God, to begin with, the word “Allah” originally came from the Aramaic, which was the common language in […]
A Muslim immigrant recently lamented on his experience of acculturation into American society. He reported surprise at how cold Christians were, concluding this after not having been invited to anyone’s […]
I enjoy history, historical novels are some of my favorites. Some of the most interesting stories of 21st Century history will be those of the lives of Syrian refugees. Some […]
Epiphany – the celebration of the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Wise Men – presents a wonderful capstone to the story of Christmas. Many cultures mark this […]
A friend from a Muslim background who follows Christ told me yesterday as we were discussing Christmas, “You know, Jesus didn’t have white skin, he’s our Jesus.” Most of the […]
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 The current situation in the Middle East, along with the increase of terrorist attacks by ISIS and […]
Had the privilege to attend the GC2 Summit today and spend time with Christian leaders who are overwhelmingly calling the church to engage in the refugee crisis. Check out these […]
Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the […]
The headlines of a major Beirut newspaper, this weekend, referenced the recent comments made by Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. He was responding to the ongoing gun control debate […]