Overcoming Fear of Terrorist Attacks
I still remember the exact feeling in my stomach when I watched those planes crash into the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001. I watched the TV in horror and […]
Random Reflections
From Hate to Love Through War
I was born in the same year Lebanon entered into what would become sixteen years of civil war. During the years of Syrian occupation, our people were killed, our women […]
Confronting Tyranny, The Jesus Way
A deliberate war waged against Yemen has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced millions. The situation on the ground is appalling. There have been over 1.2 million suspected cholera cases since April 2017 – […]
Lessons from Lebanon: Responding to Refugees and Migrants with the Heart of Christ
Throughout my ministry, I have been blessed by countless books, courses, lectures, and scholarship from leading, mostly Western, voices. I earned my doctorate from a prominent Christian institution in the […]
Priesthood of All Believers or Priesthood of the Ordained?
This article is adapted from a post on the ABTS blog on July 26, 2018. In my last blog post in February, I wrote about women in seminary. I based my main argument on the […]
Repost: Feast of the Epiphany
This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about the travels of the Magi. Epiphany – the celebration of the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles […]
Repost: The Gifts of the Magi
This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about the gifts the Magi brought to Jesus. There are numerous reasons to believe in an Arab origin […]
Is Evangelical Obsession with Israel Good for the Jews and the Arabs?
Evangelicals in the USA and in the Middle East are members of the same body, followers of the same Christ, readers of the same Bible, but many of them have […]
Repost: The Star of Bethlehem
This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about the Star of Bethlehem. Many attempts have been made to determine the nature of the star that […]
Repost: Middle Eastern Jesus
This Christmas season, we’re revisiting previous Christmas posts. Today, enjoy this reminder about Jesus’ background. A friend from a Muslim background who follows Christ told me yesterday as we were […]