Is Evangelical Obsession with Israel Good for the Jews and the Arabs?
Evangelicals in the USA and in the Middle East are members of the same body, followers of the same Christ, readers of the same Bible, but many of them have […]
Repost: The Star of Bethlehem
This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about the Star of Bethlehem. Many attempts have been made to determine the nature of the star that […]
Repost: Middle Eastern Jesus
This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about Jesus’ background. A friend from a Muslim background who follows Christ told me yesterday as we were […]
Why We Stand and Pray this International Day of Prayer
Christian advocacy groups estimate more than 200 million believers — 10 percent of the global Christian population — are currently experiencing high or extreme levels of persecution. If there is […]
Old Testament vignettes [3]: Ishmaelite Connections in Song of Solomon
Editorial Note: This is the third article in a series of three by Dr. Tony Maalouf that focus on Old Testament vignettes telling the story of Ishmaelite Arabs in key Biblical […]
Old Testament vignettes [2]: Job the Arab
Editorial Note: This is the second article in a series of three by Dr. Tony Maalouf that focus on Old Testament vignettes telling the story of Ishmaelite Arabs in key Biblical […]
Old Testament vignettes [1]: The Divine Plan for Ishmael
Editorial Note: This is the first article in a series of three by Dr. Tony Maalouf that focus on Old Testament vignettes telling the story of Ishmaelite Arabs in key Biblical […]
Light After Darkness: A Syrian Mother’s Story of Pain, Hope, and Learning to Dream Again
This article first appeared July 21, 2017 at Food for the Hungry. Across languages and cultures, mothers can relate to the deep emotions that children bring. Mothers carry a daily […]
Hospitality in an Age of Terror
“By the exercise of hospitality we come to the knowledge of Christ.” – Augustine[1] The week that the controversial US travel and immigration ban was first issued, I sat in my […]
The Opposite Way
The full version of this article first appeared July 22, 2017 at WORLD Magazine as “The Opposite Way” by Mindy Belz. PARIS—At Guy Moquet metro stop on line 13, no one is […]