Jayson Casper
Correspondent at Christianity Today
Correspondent with Christianity Today, sympathetic observer with the people of the Middle East
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2 months ago |
christianitytoday.com | Jayson Casper
He created a 300-person Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant choir and orchestra. Then he took a break. Lebanon has 12 officially registered Christian sects. Jesus prayed the church would be one. Once Mark Merhej did the math, the solution was worship. And in January 2024, the 29-year-old Maronite Catholic layman brought together representative patriarchs, bishops, and pastors from nearly every ecclesial family to pray collectively for the peace of Beirut.
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2 months ago |
christianitytoday.com | Jayson Casper
How the historic evangelical institution served a reeling Shiite community. The predominantly Shiite city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon once boasted the nation's largest Christmas tree, erected to symbolize good relations between local Muslims and the tiny Christian minority of only 20 families. The local evangelical school-with a 99 percent Shiite student body-had celebrated the holiday for years, and in 2018 it built a 100-foot wrought-iron conic structure topped with a radiant star.
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Jan 8, 2025 |
christianitytoday.com | Jayson Casper
Through prayer and protest, believers struggle to interpret the promises of newly ascendant Islamist leadership. For years, "Maria" (we're using a pseudonym, given the political situation) thought little about her apparel or how to greet her colleagues. A Christian and longtime Syrian government employee, she kept her head uncovered and wore Western business-casual attire. She greeted her coworkers with "sabah al-khayr," which means "good morning" in Arabic.
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Jan 7, 2025 |
christianitytoday.com | Jayson Casper
With many displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, a believer wrestles with the challenge of coexistence. In early October, in a Christian village in southern Lebanon, "Samira" (we're using pseudonyms due to the political situation) decided to water her lemon trees. The autumn winds were dry this season. Rain was less frequent. The frail, hunched-over grandmother filled her bucket and went outside. Samira's husband had died two years earlier.
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Dec 19, 2024 |
christianitytoday.com | Jayson Casper
From war to ceasefire, two Lebanese men bond during a traumatic three months. While an explosion reverberated across the valley from Beirut to the foothill village of Mansourieh, two men puffed on their cigarettes in resignation. Israeli jets were striking another apartment building in the Dahiyeh region of Beirut, Lebanon's capital city, likely killing a Hezbollah militant or targeting an underground weapons depot within the tightly packed urban area.
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The Young Lawyer Who United Lebanon’s Christians in Worship https://t.co/sL8yEv3rny an excerpt of my new article for @ctmagazine, on the Maronite Catholic layman and his wartime efforts to bridge the ecumenical divide--including with evangelicals https://t.co/3OyZmsZDjh
Proposed Legislation Threatens a Backslide on U.S. Democracy https://t.co/rsUWr9FPgt an interesting warning, akin, author says, to the foreign agent laws prevalent in Russia and Hungary https://t.co/NhjA3Eyc8o
Shepherding Lebanon into the Abraham Accords https://t.co/VlZ4PMGzmy author suggests a temporary military takeover to cleanse the house of corrupt politicians, and that most Lebanese would support this outcome