Jayson Casper

Sharing an interview done with me recently about life in Lebanon and @MideastHarmony... brucebarron.substack.com/p/on-assignmen…

My new piece for @MideastHarmony, examining the sincerity and specifics of an interfaith anti-war statement... middleeastharmony.substack.com/p/are-iran-and…

The third of three introductory posts for @MideastHarmony, this time, explaining the logo... middleeastharmony.substack.com/p/the-multicol…

Our new post from @MideastHarmony, explaining five key adjectives that both gather and divide... middleeastharmony.substack.com/p/about-evange…

My first post for @MideastHarmony: middleeastharmony.substack.com/p/welcome-midd…

Coming soon... Reporting on the region at @MideastHarmony

The Young Lawyer Who United Lebanon’s Christians in Worship buff.ly/41gnfvz 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

Proposed Legislation Threatens a Backslide on U.S. Democracy buff.ly/40D4MJx an interesting warning, akin, author says, to the foreign agent laws prevalent in Russia and Hungary

Shepherding Lebanon into the Abraham Accords buff.ly/4ainl8V author suggests a temporary military takeover to cleanse the house of corrupt politicians, and that most Lebanese would support this outcome

What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict buff.ly/3WkQg6u which comes at a time much regional strife is being addressed; will results come here or elsewhere?

At Trump’s inauguration, religious allies and new faces to offer prayers buff.ly/3WlnmTO as the church itself institutes changes to prevent a partisan aura

The Changing Mindset of Modern Missions: From All-In to Zero-Risk buff.ly/4jl0cXk appointed head of @abtslebanon reflect on what he observed from Western agencies in #Lebanon anticipating the Israel-Hezbollah war

The Lost Art of Preaching to the Heart buff.ly/3DYuoHK most sermons, says @ctmagazine author, emphasize morals or doctrine, hands or head; but people do not change that way, transformation comes when one has something better to latch on to

Weaponized words: an appeal for integrity in journalism buff.ly/3DVInOA by a journalist in #Lebanon, reflecting on the war in Gaza and her own backyard; draws particular ire at the use of the term 'stronghold'

War Changes Everything—and Nothing buff.ly/3C6QnM8 author, deeply connected to #Ukraine, writes about a C.S. Lewis sermon for @ctmagazine, about how the important things worth doing remain so when all is seemingly lost, since Jesus is still on the throne

Tending and Keeping the Christian Past in an 'Ahistoric Age' buff.ly/3Wc5GtG book review by @ctmagazine of an atheist author who became a believer when she found that despite being a historian, she had no story of her own to fit into

When Reading the Psalms, Don’t Skip the Superscriptions buff.ly/4hbheFx @ctmagazine highlights how several enlighten the reading of the text; note especially that 'of David' preceding 'brothers live together in unity' takes deeper meaning since his kids hated each other

Inside #Syria’s Captagon Industry buff.ly/4gGEiw9 HTS has stated that it will shut down the factories, but still lacking control of the whole country, analysis asks if it will be able to

#Lebanon’s Inescapable Realities buff.ly/4hefsUp pre-election analysis picked the president correctly, but read in retrospect for the larger political and geopolitical context of the choice

A Century of Visions for #Syria buff.ly/4afAfEB article outlines the history of constitutions promoted by the people, undermined by the French, overseen by the Assads, and now facing scores of questions for the Islamists