How a Secular Podcast on Harry Potter Taught Me to Read the Bible
I have been consistently told to read my Bible daily – which is great advice. But how should we do this?
Yunan or Yūnus? Re-Considering the Relationship between the Bible and the Qur’an
By Emad Botros As I was reading my colleague Martin Accad’s ABTS Blog article from last year, “What’s in a Name?: A Case for Using ‘Isa in Arabic Translations of the Bible,” my mind continually turned to another Biblical figure, Jonah, who appears in the Arabic Bible...
Re-examining Mission
By Mike Kuhn The missionary odyssey of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman has aroused much historical interest. The couple was commissioned in the 1830’s by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) to evangelize native tribes of the American Pacific...
Royalty in God’s Eyes: Night to Shine 2022
By Sarah Jennings and Daniella Daou Typically a withdrawn young man, Andrew was dancing and laughing. His parents were shocked. Their son doesn’t often get to see people, especially after Lebanon’s economic crisis left him without schooling. Yet for one night, he was...
Why is the Church Silent About the Gift of Singlehood?
By Rabih Hasbany “Aqbalak!” Single people in Lebanon probably hear this expression every time they attend a wedding. It means “we hope that you will marry soon.” As a single man, I have heard it so many times, and I’m really tired of it. But rather than getting...
Was Our Ministry Successful Last Year?
By Elie Haddad Another year has gone by. It has become a practice for many churches and ministries to publish an end-of-year report highlighting the activities and accomplishments of the previous year. This is mostly a sincere attempt to quantify impact and measure...
A Successful Return to Kids’ Camps After a Two-Year Interruption
By Sandra el Hajj As Christians, we hear and talk so much about forgiveness and the necessity to forgive. What sounds good in theory often feels insurmountable when you’ve been deceived by your supposed-best friend, abused by your parent, or lied to by your child. Yet...
Team Update: Saying Goodbye to Gladys Haddad Sebali
Saying goodbye is never easy! Especially to a colleague like Gladys Haddad Sebali who has been with us for 23+ years, i.e. since the founding of LSESD in 1998. In 2006, and along with our Youth Minister Rev. Joseph Kazzi, Gladys played an important role in leading...
Go, Share in Some Good Trouble
These biblical figures all have one thing in common: they used their connections to speak up on behalf of those who were powerless. The Baptist World Alliance (BWA), a global network of 47 million Baptists in 126 countries and territories, reflects this call to Christians to use their voice to impact the world for Christ.