Vindicating Ishmael
The name “Mavia” does not strike a chord with many of us. Yet it is the name of a once-famous fourth-century woman who, as the Saracen queen, defeated the Arian Roman […]
Articles
Sowing Peace: How God’s Mercy to Us Changes our Perspective of Muslims.
Western fears about Islam and Muslims seem to be surging again, and there are political and religious leaders quick to point to anecdotes or news clips that only further incite […]
How to Talk with Terrorists
Sunday night at church I met a former missionary in Muslim countries who is now living in Grand Rapids. He teaches math at our community college and remains in contact […]
Islamophobia: 6 Points to Consider
Why is that no one seems to mind if Buddhists, Hindus, Mormons, Jews or nominal Christians use a Chapel in Duke or Washington D.C., but when Muslims want to do […]
Will Evangelical Attitudes Toward Muslims Continue to Harden?
Recent research by LifeWay Research, under the leadership of Ed Stetzer, suggests that American views on Islam are very much polarized, particularly among pastors. What is most surprising is that while […]
Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward, Book Review
In a day when most works written (and consequently consumed) in the West about Islam are penned by Western Evangelicals consumed with the eschatological implications of modern events, Nabeel Qureshi’s […]
Desperate Times: God is Writing a Story
This article originally appeared at World Magazine online column, by Mindy Belz, Feb 19, 2016. Sometimes it seems the news from Iraq and Syria can’t get any worse. And then it does. But […]
Real Love Casts out Fear
While the West reacts in fear to the refugee crisis, where Muslims are a tiny minority, Christians in the Middle East, already a tiny minority, are now surrounded by a vast sea of […]
Irrelevant Questions in the ‘Same God’ Debate
Dr. Michael Wittmer, professor of Theology at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, MI brilliantly turns the perhaps now “dead horse” but critical question on its head in his recent tripartite blog series: “Do Christians […]
The Difficulty with “Do unto others”
As Christians involve themselves – for good and for bad – in the divisive politics and cultural struggles of our nation, it is assumed they do so to preserve and […]