The Christmas Story: In Real Life
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 […]
Interpreting the New Testament through the lens of Israel
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 […]
Can the American Church Also Engage with the Racism Against Palestinians?
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 […]
What The Arab Church Can Teach Us About Racism
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 […]
Preparing for Two-Way Transformation
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 […]
Visiting, Serving and Listening as Missional Methodology
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 […]
Supporting Churches in the Arab World
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 […]
Meet the new Christians: Muslim refugees in Europe
Historically, religious conversions in Europe have always come with a strong odor of coercion. In countries dominated by Catholics during the Middle Ages, Jews were often compelled to convert to […]
A Covenantal Alternative to Christian Zionism
Editorial Note: This post is based on a talk by Colin Chapman which takes a deep look at the theology of land and covenant offering Christ-centric biblical perspectives. Challenges to […]
Myth: Allah is not the God of the Bible
Editorial note: This article from Martin Accad’s recent book continues an important conversation on the “Same God” debate. To compare a variety of perspectives on this issue check out these […]