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Magical Power in a Name? A Case for Using ‘Isa in Arabic Translations of the Bible

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Martin Accad

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2) As Juliet agonizes over her […]

 Islam in General  Islam, Jesus, translation  Leave a comment

Lessons from Lebanon: Responding to Refugees and Migrants with the Heart of Christ

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Robert Hamd

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 […]

 Random Reflections  Jesus, Lebanon, refugee, Refugee Crisis, Welcome  Leave a comment

The Faces of Displacement: A Story Much Closer than We Realize

June 14, 2018July 8, 2020 Brent Hamoud

This article is adapted from a post on the ABTS blog on May 17, 2018. We tend to put faces on unfortunate things. It is not a good practice but we do it […]

 Stories  displacement, implacement, Jesus, refugee, Scripture  Leave a comment

The Night of Power

June 8, 2018May 25, 2018 Scott Gustafson

This Sunday may celebrate the ‘Night of Power’ (Laylat al-Qadr) for many Muslims when Mohammad was thought to have received the first revelation of the Qur’an from the angel Jibril […]

 Articles, Islam in General  God, Jesus, Muslim, Muslims, Ramadan  Leave a comment

Repost: Feast of the Epiphany

January 4, 2018December 1, 2017 Scott Gustafson

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 […]

 Random Reflections  Arab, Christmas, epiphany, Gospel, Jesus, Magi, Middle East  Leave a comment

Repost: The Gifts of the Magi

December 28, 2017December 20, 2017 Tony Maalouf

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 […]

 Articles, Book Excerpt, Random Reflections  Christmas, Jesus, Magi  Leave a comment

Repost: The Star of Bethlehem

December 14, 2017May 25, 2018 Tony Maalouf

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 […]

 Book Excerpt, Random Reflections  Arab, Arabs in the Shadow of Israel, Christmas, Jesus, Magi  Leave a comment

Repost: Middle Eastern Jesus

December 7, 2017December 23, 2020 Scott Gustafson

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 […]

 Random Reflections  Christmas, God, incarnate, Jesus, Middle East, Muslim  Leave a comment

Why We Stand and Pray this International Day of Prayer

November 4, 2017July 8, 2020 Gabriella Culpepper

Christian advocacy groups estimate more than 200 million believers — 10 percent of the global Christian population — are currently experiencing high or extreme levels of persecution. If there is […]

 Current Events  church, Gospel, Jesus, love, prayer  Leave a comment

Sharia or Gospel? No God But One Book Discussion

January 24, 2017January 23, 2017 Scott Gustafson

I have the privilege of hosting a 3-part live video book discussion of No God But One by Nabeel Qureshi. This week I had a chance to talk with David Wood of […]

 Book Reviews  God, Gospel, Islam, Jesus, Sharia  Leave a comment

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How are Indulgences still for sale today?While the medieval ages may be over, linking salvation, duty, and honor with a legitimization of hostility in the name of God is not. Hostile actions take the form of discrimination, verbal attacks, contemptuous speech, and slanderous social media. Intimidation is justified by slick preachers who erect scaffolds of misinterpretations of Jesus and the money-changers, Phineas or David’s military campaigns to issue apocalyptic fear and justify hostility.Read on: acts211.org/indulgences-are-still-for-sale/ ... See MoreSee Less

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The evangelical church may have formed as a result of opposition to these excesses and may not sell indulgences for cash or participation in literal crusade, but promises of salvation are still tightl...
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