Epiphany is the season of revelation. It is the moment when light breaks into darkness, when God preserves what power tries to destroy. We rehearse the story every year: Magi from the East follow a star that leads them to…
Jesus the asylum-seeker: A visit to the Church of Abu Sirga
A year ago, I traveled to Egypt with 12 other pilgrims from Wake Forest University School of Divinity to learn about the country’s rich religious history. Our mostly Christian group spent much of our time learning about religions other than…
Historic Faith Conference Gathers Global Church Leaders In Egypt
The World Council of Churches is preparing to host the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order starting on Friday at the Logos Papal Center in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt.
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump’s call to depopulate the territory
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.
The post-Christmas story that is relevant for our time
When we talk about the Christmas story, we often think of Jesus in the manger, the angels proclaiming good news to the shepherds and maybe the wise men bringing gifts. It is often easy to miss the next story in…
Why aid to Gaza is so slow across the Rafah Crossing and how that could lead to a regional war
Why did it take so long for the border crossing from Egypt into Gaza to be reopened so that relief supplies could enter for the benefit of 2 million people living without water, electricity or fuel? The Rafah Crossing has…
‘Can you imagine looting the religious artifacts that help strengthen the Christian faith from the Vatican?’
In the last couple of years, many African countries have made strident efforts to retrieve artworks lost or looted from their domains by various merchants or colonial officials. Over the last month, Nigeria and Egypt have recorded notable successes in…
More evidence religion is declining — and that’s OK with these pastors
A computer scientist who crunched the numbers on American religion says the decline of faith will accelerate during the next 20 years. But is decreasing religiosity and increasing secularization such a bad thing? Some clergy don’t think so.
Discerning what is – and isn’t – persecution
By Jeff Brumley In America, a reality TV star gets suspended for controversial remarks on race and homosexuality and conservative Christians claim victim and martyr status in the media. In Egypt, churches are torched by Islamic mobs and those Christians…