Addressing Bias in the Israeli-Arab conflict
The present conflict in the Middle East over Abrahamic material blessings does not reflect a stereotype sustained in biblical history and prophecy. It does not even reflect the pattern of Arab-Jewish […]
Middle East
Middle East Headache: Why We Shouldn’t Blame Abraham
One of the blessings sometimes taken for granted in the United States is the availability of good Christian radio stations, which broadcast challenging messages of life and death, giving people […]
The Struggle for Enemy Love in the Arab Christian World
This article first appeared at The Table. For more articles featuring thoughtful Christian perspectives on the the nature and embodiment of love, growing through suffering, and acquiring humility, click here. […]
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Hope for a Different Kind of Life
Regrettably, today’s world politics may be creating among Arab Palestinians another “reprisal generation.” The rise of suicide bombers is a sign of chronic lack of communication in a world saturated […]
I am not Abraham’s Mistake
Derek Rishmawy explains how popular evangelical theology about Ishmael contradicts the Gospel. Arabs are not the result of Abraham’s mistake. 9/11 was a weird day for me. I was a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]