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From Hate to Love Through War

February 12, 2019February 15, 2019 Hikmat Kashouh

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 […]

 Random Reflections  persecution, refugee, Welcome

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

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

Light After Darkness: A Syrian Mother’s Story of Pain, Hope, and Learning to Dream Again

August 10, 2017July 8, 2020 LSESD (Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development)

This article first appeared July 21, 2017 at Food for the Hungry. Across languages and cultures, mothers can relate to the deep emotions that children bring. Mothers carry a  daily […]

 Middle East Life, Stories  church, hope, refugee, Suffering, Syrian War

The Opposite Way

July 27, 2017July 8, 2020 Mindy Belz

The full version of this article first appeared July 22, 2017 at WORLD Magazine as “The Opposite Way” by Mindy Belz. PARIS—At Guy Moquet metro stop on line 13, no one is […]

 Islam in General, Stories  church, Europe, France, Islam, refugee, Refugee Crisis

The Purpose-Driven Diaspora

June 15, 2017June 8, 2017 Lilian Samaan

In my city, Amman, thousands of refugees are finding help from ministries, churches, organizations and individuals. The organizations that come alongside to help, vary in size, human capacity and financial […]

 Random Reflections  church, refugee, Refugee Crisis, Suffering

30 Days of Prayer: The Church as a Family of Refugees

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Scott Gustafson

The war in Syria triggered a massive wave of refugees, who are mainly accommodated in surrounding countries. Prior to this, in 2014, conflict flared up in Iraq, also creating hundreds […]

 Islam in General  church, Lebanon, prayer, refugee

We Will Come to You: Christian Help for Refugees

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Scott Gustafson

John Piper recently preached at the Bethlehem 2017 Conference for Pastors + Church Leaders. In his message he says the gospel believing church “marches to a different drum” and in […]

 Current Events, News and Media  church, fear, refugee, Refugee Crisis, worship

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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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