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Oct 24, 2026, 12:11 AM

When Christians Are Killed Outside Israel, Where Is the Outrage?

Security camera footage reportedly showing the scene of the October 23, 2026, attack in Karak, Jordan, where mourners attending a Christian funeral were targeted. (Screenshot from video shared on X)

I woke up in Brazil today to heartbreaking news from Jordan. Gunmen had opened fire on mourners attending a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern governorate of Karak. According to the latest reports, seven people were killed...

Oct 23, 2026, 5:32 PM

Will Pilgrims Leave Qasr al-Yahud After Jordan’s Decision on the Baptism Site?

The Copper Scroll, Jordan’s New Nature Reserve and the Dispute over Jesus’ Baptism Site. As Amman positions Bethany Beyond the Jordan for “Baptism 2030,” an early Hebrew text and a reconstruction of the region’s changing waterscape may help connect Second...

Oct 22, 2026, 9:16 AM

When Religion Becomes an Obstacle to Peace

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

When Religion Becomes an Obstacle to Peace: Why Israel's Existence Is Not Negotiable The Middle East Will Never Achieve Lasting Peace While Religious Extremism Denies Jewish Self Determination Religion has shaped the Middle East for thousands of years. It has inspired...

Silas Anastacio

Oct 21, 2026, 2:45 AM

Evangelical Civil Society Diplomacy: Advancing Cooperation with Israel

In a special lecture, Maria Alessandra da Silva—president of Shabat ITAN and Club Shalom in Brazil—will share her perspective on the relationship between evangelicals and Israel. Recognized as a prominent voice in advancing peace and fostering cooperation among nations,...

Oct 20, 2026, 1:31 PM

Condemned for Wandering, Condemned for Coming Home

I came across an expression last week I hadn't thought about in years,“the Wandering Jew.” It struck me that this label of the Jew leads to, what could be, one of the strangest ironies in Jewish history. That old...

Oct 20, 2026, 1:25 PM

Choose Life: The Moral Price of the Moon

Abraham Joshua Heschel. Photo: Peter1c / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; modified from original || Background image licensed via Canva.

With the advent of Space exploration, rabbinic writers debated whether Jewish law permitted a person to leave planet Earth. Possibly the first voice to be heard on this question was that of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Lubavitch (1902-1994)....

Allen S. Maller

Oct 18, 2026, 12:45 AM

Why Abraham Was God’s Super Friend

The Qur’an points out to us that “Abraham was not a Jew (Yahuudiyyan) nor a Christian (Nasraaniyyan), but rather a Haniifan. Since Prophet Abraham lived before the Torah was revealed to Israel at Mount Sinai, he could not have...

Oct 14, 2026, 8:16 PM

Understanding the Ultra-Orthodox Struggle in a Secular Age

In the World but Not of It During my travels in Israel, I had the opportunity to meet with an ultra-Orthodox rabbi. As a Christian who has spent considerable time studying Judaism, participating in Jewish religious life, and thinking about...

Janet Bond Brill

Oct 12, 2026, 10:59 PM

Why Did the Nazis Target Jewish Children?

Across Europe, roughly one and a half million Jewish children were murdered in the Holocaust. But I want to narrow the lens to Poland, because Poland was Edna’s world. Before the war, nearly one million Jewish children lived there. When it ended,...

Oct 12, 2026, 6:26 PM

Justice Is More Than Redistribution

LOVE MADE SOCIAL Part II — Justice Is More Than Redistribution A neighborhood can receive millions of dollars in new investment and still experience injustice. Streets may be repaved, buildings erected, and jobs promised, while the people who have lived there...

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