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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Islam Means Peace!’ So affirmed the flyer of a conference organized in the US that remains etched in my memory. And so affirm many books and websites you will find […]
The full version of this article first appeared January 13, 2016 at Christianity Today as “What Arab Christians Think of Wheaton-Hawkins ‘Same God’ Debate: Controversy echoes what Mideast Christians have wrestled with for […]
A Muslim immigrant recently lamented on his experience of acculturation into American society. He reported surprise at how cold Christians were, concluding this after not having been invited to anyone’s […]