Churches as Hospitals of Deradicalization
Would you visit a neighborhood that’s home to a leading terrorist? Scott Gustafson unintentionally did that in 2002 as a nonprofit worker in Jordan. In an interview with Light + […]
News and Media
The US Embassy in Jerusalem: What’s the Big Deal?
For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; […]
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.” […]
The Politics of Return: Syrian Refugees Will Be Saved From the “Aid Industry” Only Through Genuine Hospitality
This article originally appeared on the ABTS blog on May 4, 2018. Jordan-Iraq Brief – May 2018 News The financial crunch of refugee presence in Syria’s neighboring countries is pushing countries like Jordan, Turkey, and […]
The Constant Political, Security, and Military Changes in Syria Call for a Prophetic Humanitarian Positioning of the Church, Avoiding Political Partisanship and Bias
This article originally appeared on the ABTS blog on May 4, 2018. Syria Brief – May 2018 News The United States bombs Syria with the support of Britain and France. Iran interferes in […]
MEC 2018 – Jesus Christ and the Religious Other
We would like to invite you to the Institue for Middle East Studies Middle East Consultation this summer (June 18-22, 2018) in Beirut, Lebanon. In the 21st century, religious diversity is a […]
The Influence of Evangelicalism on Middle East Christians
This post first appeared as “American Evangelical Influence on US Foreign Policy and How It Impacts Us as Middle East Christians” on the IMES blog on February 15, 2017. On February 7, […]
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 […]
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 […]
False Messiah Beheaded in Mecca 37 Years Ago
An event took place on November 20, 1979, that most people have either forgotten, or never heard about in the first place. Islam’s most holy place, the Grand Mosque in […]