Can you Trust Muslim Kindness?
This post first appeared as “Can You Trust Muslim Kindness this Ramadan?” which was posted on the IMES blog on June 1, 2017. In post 9/11 anti-Muslim discourse, taqiyya has been redefined as a […]
30 Days of Prayer: The Church as a Family of Refugees
The war in Syria triggered a massive wave of refugees, who are mainly accommodated in surrounding countries. Prior to this, in 2014, conflict flared up in Iraq, also creating hundreds […]
From our Vantage Point: The Signs of the Times Unfolding in the Middle East Today
Earlier this year, I was flipping through the radio channels as I was driving from Houston to Dallas. I fell upon a talk show where, to my surprise, I heard […]
Ed Stetzer on Refugees, Immigration, and Christianity
The full version of this article first appeared May 5, 2017 at Christianity Today as “My Stance on Refugees and Immigration, and How They Intersect with Christianity” by Ed Stetzer. I have […]
Are Refugee Crises historically a Muslim phenomena?
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are 63.91 million “persons of concern”, which includes refugees, people awaiting recognition as refugees, and people who have fled […]
Andy Stanley on the Refugee Crisis
It was a matter of time before popular megachurch pastors started delivering sermons specifically addressing the ongoing refugee debate in America. Andy Stanley, Evangelical pastor of the nation’s largest Protestant […]
The US Immigration Ban: A View from the Kingdom
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” (Engraved on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty from “The New Colossus” […]
Who Awaits the Messiah Most: Muslims or Christians?
The full version of this article first appeared December 30, 2016 at Christianity Today as “Who Awaits the Messiah Most? Muslims” by Jayson Casper. Muslim belief in the end-times return of Jesus […]
We Will Come to You: Christian Help for Refugees
John Piper recently preached at the Bethlehem 2017 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders. In his message he says the gospel believing church “marches to a different drum” and in […]
Islam or Christianity?: No God But One Book Discussion
Last week was the third of a 3-part live video book discussion of Nabeel Qureshi’s No God But One. On this episode, I chatted with a good friend of mine, Fouad Masri, […]