NAVIGATING OUR WAY THROUGH DARKNESS: a Christian response to the Syrian massacres
Some Christian commentators are exploiting the suffering of people in Syria by placing graphic videos of beheadings on Social Media with inflated figures of Christian casualties. Amid a barrage of opinions, one spiritual principle emerged: The significance of Christianity is not the need to expose darkness but how to navigate our way through darkness. Darkness cannot overcome darkness. So, instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle. Here is a response from Syrian Christians to the events unfolding in Syria.
10 LESSONS FROM SYRIA: when faith is under fire
Observing the church in Syria during one of our recent visits brought a new conviction of how a Church should influence a nation. Not by fighting evil with evil nor by cursing darkness, but simply by living Christ and being light. We encountered many heroes of faith and divine meetings and hereby include TEN LESSONS we learned from the Church in Syria.
SYRIAN WISDOM FOR ANC POTHOLES
Mhardeh, one of only a few Christian towns in Syria, has not only been inspirational in my walk of faith, but transformational in my expression of faith. It holds a key so precious that even writing this article leaves me wary, knowing that the way of the cross for the church in the west is often a road less traveled.