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 […]
Author: Wissam al-Saliby
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 […]
4 Christian Responses to Supremacist Ideology
The recent massacre of Muslim worshipers in New Zealand was the manifestation of a growing global phenomenon which has been described as nationalist populism, white nationalism, extreme supremacist ideology, xenophobia, […]
Response to ISIS Brides
The full version of this article first appeared February 28, 2019 at Christianity Today as “Should ISIS Brides Be Treated Like the Prodigal Son?” N. T. Wright, the esteemed theologian […]
Rights over Might: The United Nations, Religious Freedom and our Role and Responsibility
Many of my fellow Evangelicals have expressed dissatisfaction with the United Nations, sharing views ranging from, “The U.N. is an evil global government” to, “The U.N. is inefficient and useless.” […]
An Arab Evangelical Message to American Evangelicals
This article originally appeared on the ABTS blog on May 24, 2018. In March of this year at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, I saw a man sitting next to […]
Beyond Jerusalem: Loving Our Neighbors, Seeking Justice and Peace
Following the US administration’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, I shared extensively on my Twitter and Facebook accounts about the responses in the Arab world, namely the responses […]
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 […]
Considering Arab Christian Perspectives on Palestine
In November 2015, U.S. pastor David Prince was on a trip to Israel and to the West Bank. Following his visit, he wrote a sobering blog post, Pro-Jesus Thoughts about […]