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 […]
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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 […]
Righteous Anger
The full version of this article first appeared June 1, 2017 at Christianity Today as “Righteous Anger: Egypt’s Christians Respond to ISIS” by Jayson Casper. Thirty Coptic Christians were gunned down by […]
How Should Arab Christians React to Persecution?
This post first appeared as “How Should Arab Christians React to Persecution?” which was posted on the IMES blog on July 6, 2017. The Arab Baptist Theological Seminary has just completed its […]
Ramadan Diversity
Ramadan has ended, the month of Muslim fasting is over. But in order to help Western friends understand this often misunderstood feature of Islam, here are a few anecdotes that […]
Getting the Trinity out of the Ivory Tower
This post first appeared as “Getting the Trinity out of the Ivory Tower” which was posted on the IMES blog on June 8, 2017. I wonder if the Trinity is an “ivory […]
The Purpose-Driven Diaspora
In my city, Amman, thousands of refugees are finding help from ministries, churches, organizations and individuals. The organizations that come alongside to help, vary in size, human capacity and financial […]
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 […]