by Suzie Lahoud | Nov 15, 2016 | Opinion
The vision of humanity is inherently myopic. We are barely able to see the needs of our neighbor in the house, apartment or even cubicle beside us, let alone to recognize the needs of our neighbor across borders. Yet that is precisely what Christ calls us to do....
by Suzie Lahoud | Nov 14, 2016 | Opinion
I had a chat with the water-filter guy. He was bemoaning the fact that, as a former procurement manager in Dubai, he had not been able to find a suitable job after returning to Lebanon. This, he attributed to the large influx of Syrian refugees who had flooded the job...
by Simon Jones | Nov 7, 2016 | Opinion
The last bus has left the refugee camp in Calais, France, known as the “jungle.” Closing the camp has reminded me of a second curse of today’s world (the first is too few people doing important jobs): our apparent commitment to brinksmanship. We...
by Simon Jones | Oct 28, 2016 | Opinion
It is the curse of today’s world that companies and organizations, even governments, think it is efficient and cost-effective to run any operation with the minimum number of staff. It isn’t. I arrive at a virtually empty house to be invited to take a young...
by Brian Kaylor | Oct 27, 2016 | News
Welcoming refugees is a traditional act of hospitality for the nation of Jordan. An estimated 1.4 million Syrians fled south to Jordan over the past few years, a number equivalent to about 20 percent of Jordan’s population. Only Turkey and Lebanon currently host...
