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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 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

Bearing Witness: What Refugees Teach Us About Suffering

January 27, 2017May 30, 2018 Scott Gustafson

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. […]

 Current Events, Random Reflections  Refugee Crisis, Suffering  1 Comment

Bring the Fire, Sing in the Smoke: Lessons on Suffering and Forgiveness from the Church in Sudan

June 21, 2016November 25, 2016 Scott Gustafson

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. […]

 Articles, Random Reflections  forgiveness, justice, love, missions, Refugee Crisis, Sudan, Suffering  1 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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