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As we watch the tensions unfurl in northeast Syria, we need to stand with Christians in that area. While we can debate the wisdom of foreign policy decisions within our current administration and the shame of turning away from the Kurds who were the tip of the spear in our military endeavors against ISIS, we …
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This week I wrote an Op Ed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel entitled "What would Jesus say about 65 million refugees." Here is the beginning of the article: At a time when the world is facing the greatest refugee crisis in recorded history with more than 65 million people forcibly displaced from their homes President …
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After my message this past weekend at Eastbrook, where I offered some final comments about the current response to refugees in the States, I had some conversations with people about how we resettle refugees and whether it is 'safe' to do so given what happened in Paris. This is something we should take seriously. It …
The cover article in the November issue of Christianity Today written by church historian Philip Jenkins was entitled "Is This the End for Mideast Christianity?" After traveling through that part of the world for two and half weeks last month, I found this article particularly helpful and insightful. If you haven't read the article yet, you …
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NBC World News had a recent feature on the impact of the Iraq war and subsequent instability on the Christian community in Iraq ("'People turned on Christians': Persecuted Iraqi minority reflects on life after Saddam"). This reminded me of a time about two and a half years ago when I was at a gathering in the …
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