Divinating Off Course

Divinating Off Course

Every New Year’s Eve it is common for Lebanese TV stations to feature programs involving certain individuals with the “gift” of foreseeing the future. They excite viewers with predictions about what will happen regarding Lebanon, the Middle East, and the world. This New Year’s Eve I thought I’d listen in to hear what they had to say for 2022.

A Look Back at 2021

A Look Back at 2021

We were wondering at the start of 2021, with the increasing political, economic, and social turmoil in Lebanon, whether the new direction could be sustained.

The Faithfulness of God

The Faithfulness of God

Our 7-year-old daughter quickly announced that she wanted to help children to go to school and started to think through ways she could raise money.

O Little Town of Bethlehem, Do We Still Not See How Thee Lie?

O Little Town of Bethlehem, Do We Still Not See How Thee Lie?

It’s nice to go to Bethlehem this time of year as starry imaginations lead us to the site of the first Christmas. Popular depictions of the Nativity story invariably include scenes of a pregnant young lady and her anxious husband searching for a resting place among...
From a Pulpit-Based Church to the Priesthood of All Believers

From a Pulpit-Based Church to the Priesthood of All Believers

By Wissam Nasrallah Inviting someone to come to church has long been a standing practice in evangelical churches. I have repeatedly heard pastors encourage and challenge their congregations not just to invite their friends to church but to (physically) bring them to...
Poetry: Light in the Tunnel

Poetry: Light in the Tunnel

Our 7-year-old daughter quickly announced that she wanted to help children to go to school and started to think through ways she could raise money.