Category: Religion
Iraqi Christians at Odds with World on Kurdish Independence Referendum
This story was originally published in Christianity Today and can be read here. Despite intense opposition, a referendum that could lead to the establishment of an independent Kurdish nation appears set for Monday, September 25....
Evangelicals Tell Trump: Don’t Deport Christians to Face Genocide in Iraq
This story was published in Christianity Today and can be found here. With the fate of 199 Iraqi nationals on hold while a Detroit court hears a lawsuit, a group of evangelical leaders has sent the Trump administration...
US Prepares to Deport Hundreds of Iraqis
This story was published in Christianity Today and can be found here. Nahidh Shaou could be deported any day now. As a Christian and a veteran of the US military, being forcibly returned to Iraq—a homeland he...
Female Pastors Bring Hope to War-Torn Middle East Churches
This story was published in Christianity Today and can be found here. The turnover among Christians in the Middle East, in addition to years of stirring among reformist Arab evangelicals, has made way for female pastors...
Is an America-First doctrine actually biblical?
I recently published a piece in RELEVANT clarifying and building on my understanding of nationalism and a biblical response. If you tuned in to the news over the last few weeks, you may have a...
The Church’s strong showing on behalf of refugees
I attended a Catholic mass on Sunday. The message there, and across the Catholic universe, came from the Beatitudes. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those...
‘America First’ is Not Christian
Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves. He gave us the model of the Good Samaritan who, though ethnically separate, sacrificed for a suffering sojourner. Christ gave us the model of himself, who...
A Prayer for the President and the Church on Inauguration Day
Father in Heaven, We praise you because you are always good. Always sovereign. Always loving. We praise you because the government is on your shoulders. You are King of kings and Lord of lords. We...
How to Love Christ More than Christmas
It’s a crazy, wonderful time of year. How might we keep our heads and hearts on the one who is the real wonder? Remember the season is more than the sentimentality This is perhaps a...
Resistance as an Act of Christian Hope
Two weeks ago I wrote about our ultimate hope being in the gospel and the person of Jesus, not in votes or earthly powers. Last week I wrote about practical hopes—silver linings for today held...