Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.

For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.

What role does theology play in spiritual formation? Does it even play a role?

The Jesus-Peter relationship as a spiritual formation model.

(published on the ABTS blog, 7 Oct 2020) Is following Jesus a “politic?” That question is perhaps the latest step in a life-long...

Is Theology Missional? A good friend, after hearing of my recent activities in ministry, asked the question: Are you teaching theology or...

Can any sense be made of recent events in Afghanistan?

In prophetic language, can we forsake our insecure whoring after the kingdoms of this world long enough to see our true beauty?

The Identity of God's People I lived in Cairo, Egypt for sixteen years. While there, I learned that the subject of Israel is a dangerous...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon and on Ethics Daily Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon Media outlets are noticing an unprecedented proliferation of uprisings around the globe—Hong Kong,...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon A commodity—something that is bought and sold. Mission—the loving and joyful response of Christ’s...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon Are there any “ivory tower theologians” out there? I’ve never seen an ivory tower…and I suppose...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon In reflecting over the long history of Muslim-Christian interaction, it appears some hopeful winds...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon I recently learned that Eugene Peterson, author, pastor and Bible translator, passed away. At the...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon There is no more deeply entrenched issue facing the world than the question of Israel and Palestine....

originally published at ABTS Lebanon and Fuller Studio While traveling recently through North America, it struck me frequently that...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon Thus the so-called outsiders are really only "insiders" who have not yet understood and apprehended...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon A new word keeps showing up in the news describing radical Islamic groups—takfīr. It’s the English...

originally published at ABTS Lebanon Not that long ago, German Chancellor Merkel made news by flinging the door open to immigrants...