Today I finished reading Between Two Fires: The Untold Story of Palestinian Christians. I suppose it would be as surprising to most Western Christians as it was to me to find out that there are Gospel-believing and -obeying Christians, assembled as churches, ministering in the various sections of Palestine. In all my reading and conversations, this has gone almost completely unmentioned. (I came across this book while reading an excellent book by Nabeel Jabbour.)
The testimonies of those who sacrifice and serve daily to share the good news of Jesus in words and works to those around them will be a source of encouragement and exhortation to any believer. As the marginalized witness to a marginalized people, these brothers and sisters demonstrate what it looks like to love the Lord God first and then to love their neighbors (often, enemies) as themselves. This is seen in the grime and the dirt of real struggles and failures and growth. The book is mediocre in style and format but stellar in content. I'd strongly recommend
Between Two Fires to all those who love to see the Body of Christ in action and those who care deeply for the lost around the world.
Technical details: It's a relatively short read at approximately 127 pages. There's an excellent addendum at the end.
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