Category Archives: EMEU

Connecting with the Palestinian Church

Stephen Sizer on Connecting with the Palestinian Church from Christ at the Checkpoint on Vimeo. A short video made to promote the international conference Christ at the Checkpoint 2012 and my burden to see the Church worldwide connect with the … Continue reading

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Christ at the Checkpoint: Seven Affirmations

On behalf of the conference organizing committee and the leadership at Bethlehem Bible College, we invite you to participate in the Christ at the Checkpoint 2012 Conference. Registrations are increasing daily and there is a growing sense of expectation that … Continue reading

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Executive Briefing on the Middle East: 15 November 2011

On Tuesday, November 15, 2011 EMEU will conduct a special Executive Briefing on the Middle East in the Bay area of San Francisco in the city of Fremont and held in the historic Centerville Presbyterian Church founded in 1853. The … Continue reading

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With God on our Side: UK Film Launch

With God on our Side:  Film Launch on Sunday 28th February, Christ Church, Virginia Water, GU25 4PT, 2:30pm “With God On Our Side takes a look at the theology of Christian Zionism, which teaches that because the Jews are God’s … Continue reading

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Peacemaking in Washington DC

World Vision’s executive director for international relations until March 1, 2009, Thomas Getman managed World Vision’s liaison activities with the UN and the World Council of Churches and was responsible for diplomatic relations with UN government member missions in Geneva … Continue reading

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A Common Word Between Us and You

I am at Fuller Theological Seminary participating in the third Evangelical Christian Muslim Conference. The theme is “A Common Word between us and you“. The conference has brought together evangelical and Muslim scholars from many educational institutions, mission agencies and … Continue reading

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Revd Dr John Stott on Christian Zionism

“I am glad to commend Stephen Sizer’s ground-breaking critique of Christian Zionism. His comprehensive overview of its roots, its theological basis and its political consequences is very timely. I myself believe that Zionism, both political and Christian, is incompatible with … Continue reading

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Listening and Learning in the Middle East

What it means to act as an advocate for global engagement. Christianity Today Lynne Hybels What struck me most as my Arab driver artfully maneuvered the roundabouts and winding streets of Amman, Jordan, was the sense of timelessness in a … Continue reading

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Weird and Wacky Theology 3: Armageddon out of here

John Hagee wrote to me again today. He writes most days. Today he wrote to remind me, “As Christians we have a Biblical obligation to defend Israel and the Jewish people in their time of need. Israel’s time of need … Continue reading

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Christian Leaders Conduct International Dialogue on Middle Eastern Church Crises

AMMAN, JORDAN – In a strategic gathering of Middle Eastern, European and American Christian leaders, westerners were given an inside view of the Middle Eastern Church’s struggle in a war-torn land. Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding’s (EMEU) Sounds of Hope … Continue reading

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