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Fares Abraham Podcast
by Fares Abraham
Welcome to the Fares Abraham Podcast. Explore untold faith stories from the Middle East and conversations that challenge the narratives you thought you knew. Hosted by Dr. Fares Abraham, this podcast offers a gospel-centered perspective on culture, theology, and current events in the Levant Region.
Episodes
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Growing Up Palestinian American, the Theology That Justified It, and Matthew 25 with Alexis Bonilla
Alexis Bonilla joins the podcast from San Antonio to help Christians understand Palestinian identity, inherited eschatology, and the disunity dividing the American church. The conversation works through why her father told her to say he was from Israel, what changed when she traveled to Palestine...
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What Christians Need to Know About Lebanon: Islam, Justice, and the Gospel with Dr. Martin Accad
Dr. Martin Accad joins the podcast from Beirut to help Christians understand Lebanon, Islam, justice, and peace through the eyes of a Lebanese Christian theologian. The conversation works through what the West gets wrong about Islam, why justice sits at the center of the gospel, and how…
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The Golden Calf of Zionism, Life Inside Israeli Settlements, and How an IDF Veteran Found Christ with Daniel Klein
Daniel Klein grew up in Efrat — an Israeli settlement a few miles from Bethlehem — inside a religious Zionist world that told him Palestinians didn't exist. This episode traces how that worldview collapsed: the structural violence of Israel's settlement enterprise, the erasure of the Nakba from...
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Iran's Fastest-growing Church, Theology and Empire, and Christian Witness in Wartime with Edwin Abnous
Fares Abraham sits down with Edwin Keshish-Abnous — an Iranian-American Christian born in pre-revolution Tehran — for a conversation on the explosive growth of the church in Iran, how theology and geopolitics shape each other in dangerous ways, and what faithful Christian witness looks like when...
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Christians Leaving the Middle East, War in Lebanon, and the Future of the Church with Nabil Habiby
Nabil Habiby joins The Fares Abraham Podcast to discuss the challenges facing Christians in Lebanon and across the Middle East, including war, migration, and the long-term future of the church in the region. Nabil Habiby is a Lebanese theologian, youth pastor, and lecturer in New Testament. He...
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A Palestinian and an Israeli at Urbana25
Urbana25 hosted a panel on Palestine and Israel, giving students a space to talk about what their response to the conflict should look like today. It was a profound honor to stand on the stage, not alone, but alongside my brother Aaron Abramson from Jews for Jesus. In a world demanding we pick...
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The Indigenous Church of the Middle East, Reading Jesus in Context, and Women in Ministry with Dr. Anne Zaki
Dr. Anne Zaki joins The Fares Abraham Podcast to discuss the indigenous church of the Middle East and why Christianity’s place of origin matters for how the global Church understands Scripture today. Anne Zaki is Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at the Evangelical Theological…
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Mission in the Middle East, Gospel Unity, and Everyday Witness with Brian Heerwagen
Brian Heerwagen joins The Fares Abraham Podcast to discuss mission in the Middle East, gospel-centered partnership, and why mission is not reserved for a spiritual elite.Brian Heerwagen is CEO of MissionWorks and has spent decades equipping churches, leaders, and mission organizations for…
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Syria’s Regime Change, Church Resilience, and Costly Discipleship with Edward Awabdeh
Pastor Edward Awabdeh joins The Fares Abraham Podcast to discuss the state of the church in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024 and what it means to lead a congregation in Damascus through violence, fear, and instability. Edward Awabdeh is pastor of the Alliance Church of...
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The Credibility of the Gospel in Palestine and Israel — Dr. Fares Abraham's Message at Church at the Crossroads Conference
As a Palestinian-American originally from the West Bank, Fares Abraham speaks with firsthand experience of the suffering, displacement, and cruelty that mark daily life for many in the land of Jesus. In this message from the Church at the Crossroads conference (September 11–13, 2025, Glen Ellyn,...
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Youth Evangelism, the Gospel Gap in the American Church, and Mobilizing the Next Generation with Greg Stier
In this episode, Fares sits down with Greg Stier to talk about why the American church is losing young people — and what it would take to reverse that trend. They discuss the widening gap between teenagers who are curious about Jesus and those who actually follow him, the strategic importance of...
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Palestinian Christian Witness, Journalism Under Occupation, and the Western Christian Imagination with Daoud Kuttab
What does it cost to tell the truth about Palestine? For Daoud Kuttab, the answer involves prison cells on both sides of the conflict. In this episode, Kuttab joins Fares Abraham to examine the Palestinian Christian presence in the Holy Land, the battle over narrative in Western media and the...
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Can the Gospel Thrive in the Middle East? A Conversation with Stephen Mansfield
Can the gospel truly thrive in a region marked by conflict, complexity, and misunderstanding? In this powerful episode, New York Times bestselling author and historian Stephen Mansfield joins The Fares Abraham Podcast to share why the Middle East is not just a place of crisis — but a land dear to...
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Are Violent Extremists Redeemable? Stories from the Middle East with Scott Gustafson
Violent extremism is one of the greatest threats in our world today—but is it also one of the greatest gospel opportunities?In this thought-provoking episode, Middle East advisor and theologian Scott Gustafson joins The Fares Abraham Podcast to share real-life stories of former ISIS and Al-Qaeda...
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The Middle East Needs Men Who Love Jesus: A Conversation with Paul Louis Cole
Christian Men’s Network president Paul Louis Cole joins The Fares Abraham Podcast for a powerful conversation on why the crisis of manhood is one of the most urgent—and overlooked—challenges facing the Church today. Together, Paul and Fares explore how toxic masculinity, fatherlessness, and...
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Reaching the Middle East through Campus Ministry: a Conversation with Dr. Steve Murrell
Global church leader Steve Murrell, founder of Every Nation Churches & Ministries, joins The Fares Abraham Podcast for a powerful conversation on how student discipleship and campus ministry are transforming lives — from the U.S. to the Middle East. Together, they unpack why equipping students is...
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What Christians Get Wrong About Israel/Palestine: a Conversation With Dr. Gary Burge
New Testament scholar Dr. Gary M. Burge, author of Whose Land? Whose Promise?, joins The Fares Abraham Podcast for a conversation that will deepen your understanding of Scripture and challenge you to see Israel and Palestine through a truly biblical lens. Together, they unpack why understanding...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Fares Abraham Podcast. Explore untold faith stories from the Middle East and conversations that challenge the narratives you thought you knew. Hosted by Dr. Fares Abraham, this podcast offers a gospel-centered perspective on culture, theology, and current events in the Levant Region.
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Welcome to the Fares Abraham Podcast. Explore untold faith stories from the Middle East and conversations that challenge the narratives you thought you knew. Hosted by Dr. Fares Abraham, this podcast offers a gospel-centered perspective on culture, theology, and current events in the Levant Region.
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