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To Whom Does the Promised Land Belong?

January 18, 2018January 16, 2018 Hikmat Kashouh

This week we are featuring the English text to a sermon given Dec 10, 2017 by Rev. Dr. Hikmat Kashouh, translated by the Institute for Middle East Studies at ABTS. […]

 Current Events  Christian, hope, israel/palestine, Middle East, peace

Hospitality in an Age of Terror

August 3, 2017July 8, 2020 Suzie Lahoud

“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 […]

 Articles, Current Events, Random Reflections  fear, hope, peace, Refugee Crisis, terrorism, Trinity

Politically Correct or Polarizing Language – The Roots of Violence

October 25, 2016November 25, 2016 Ashley al-Saliby

Where does it begin, the hatred that wants to hear women and children scream in terror? What kind of narrative makes one willing to cause their suffering? If America is […]

 Random Reflections  fear, forgiveness, love, Muslim, peace

Addressing Bias in the Israeli-Arab conflict

August 23, 2016May 25, 2018 Tony Maalouf

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 […]

 Articles, Book Excerpt, Islam in General  Arab, Arabs in the Shadow of Israel, Believer, Ishmael, Middle East, Palestine, peace

9 Ways To Counter Radical Islam

June 28, 2016July 8, 2020 Shirin Taber

As an Iranian-American, I often get asked about the crisis in the Muslim world. I try to lean into the conversation, knowing a lot of sincere people are grasping for […]

 Articles, Random Reflections  hope, Islam, Jesus, love, peace, terrorism

Piper on Israel/Palestine

May 31, 2016May 25, 2018 Scott Gustafson

Jon Piper’s sermon entitled “Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East” speaks to theological footings of the Israel/Palestine issue from a series on Romans. Click Here to read or listen to the […]

 Articles, Random Reflections  Gospel, israel/palestine, Jesus, justice, Palestine, peace, terrorism

Sowing Peace: How God’s Mercy to Us Changes our Perspective of Muslims.

April 26, 2016May 25, 2018 Ashley al-Saliby

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 […]

 Articles, Current Events  church, fear, Gospel, Islam, Jesus, love, Muslim, peace, Refugee Crisis

How to Talk with Terrorists

April 19, 2016July 8, 2020 Dr. Michael Wittmer

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 […]

 Articles, Current Events, Islam in General  Gospel, Islam, Jesus, Muslim, peace
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Desperate Times: God is Writing a Story

March 15, 2016July 8, 2020 Mindy Belz

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 […]

 Articles, Current Events, Middle East Life, News and Media  church, God's story, Gospel, Middle East, peace, Refugee Crisis
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Irrelevant Questions in the ‘Same God’ Debate

March 1, 2016May 25, 2018 Scott Gustafson

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 […]

 Articles, Current Events, Islam in General, News and Media  Christian, Islam, Jesus, peace, Same God Debate

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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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