IRAN – weaponizing suffering to sanctify an agenda
A number of videos are circulating online showing Iranian Christians in Europe celebrating the recent attacks in Iran, claiming that these strikes mark the beginning of freedom — and insisting that this is what all Iranian believers desire, regardless of the cost. In this narrative, Israel and the USA become the heroes, not aggressors, and those who suffer — believers and non‑believers alike — are portrayed as beneficiaries, not as victims. Present the story this way, and almost any act of violence can be justified. But to use the joy of a few as a political tool to legitimize the killing of innocent citizens is both unbiblical and morally corrupt.
IRAN: praying light into darkness
We start the journey of prayer today by calling light into darkness as we focus on the epicenter of the current conflict: IRAN
BRINGING LIGHT INTO DARKNESS: a prayer journey into the Middle East
God has never left His church without the presence and the power to speak into the lives of the hopeless and the powerless. He has not given us a spirit of fear but of love, power, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). We have been entrusted with a weapon so powerful that no iron-dome can stop it, no leader can prevent it, and no border can block it: PRAYER. This is a prayer initiative to pray light into the darkness of the current war in Iran
ONE WAR – THREE GODS: where is Jesus?
Entering the 5th week of devastation and destruction, the war in Iran has exposed far more than political fault lines or territorial ambitions. It has moved beyond military power and regional alliances. What we are witnessing today is destruction carried out under divine authority—three nations turning their political identities into three competing deities, each waging war in the name of their god. But where is Jesus?
THE WAR IN IRAN: how to make sense of the senseless
How do we respond to a season of chaos? How do we, as bearers of hope and messengers of reconciliation, respond to a world that has tilted into a seemingly endless spiral of destruction? The war in Iran has observers baffled. Fifteen nations are now firing missiles at one another. More than 2,300 people have…
THE CHRIST RESPONSE: when an Ayatollah rises
In the same manner that we explored the Christ response to the killing of the Ayatollah Khamenei, we must ask again: What is the Christ response to the rising of the new Supreme leader – Ayatollah Arafi?
THE CHRIST RESPONSE: when an Ayatollah is assasinated
When the news broke on Sunday morning that the Ayatollah Khamenei, has been killed in a joint USA-Israel bomb attack, one of the first Christian responses I read was by a prominent American Christian journalist/author from THE JERUSALEM POST. He responded as follows: The most wicked leader in the world is dead. Khamenei was finally assassinated on Saturday in a joint operation by the United States and Israel. “He is now burning in the fires of eternal Hell, and rightly so.”
IRAN ATTACK: excuses, reasons and a Christian perspective
DISCLAIMER It is premature to predict how the renewed conflict between the USA and Iran will unfold, how long it may persist, or what lasting effects it will have on the region. What can be of value, however, is to examine the possible reasons behind the attack and the broader regional dynamics that shape these…
TEARS FOR SALE: the exploitation of Iran’s people
My heart aches for the beautiful people of Iran. And this past week, my grief has deepened—not only because they endure a season of profound suffering, but because their suffering itself is being exploited. This is cruelty weaponized, suffering turned into currency. It is the manipulation of grief for power, the trading of anguish for advantage. To profit from another’s tears is to desecrate the very meaning of compassion. Those who exploit it must be named, unmasked, and exposed.
IRAN: a choking point, a tipping point and a spiritual turning point
Iran has reached a choking point: inflation suffocates families, repression silences voices, and faith is crushed under fear. Yet these pressures are driving the nation toward a tipping point, where mass disillusionment and generational defiance converge. What emerges could be a turning point in Iran’s story—whether toward redemption, reform, or a reimagined future.