Christianity Today's editorial blindspot on Israel & Palestine

Can Christians talk about Israel–Palestine without collapsing into slogans? In this candid conversation, we reflect on recent coverage from Christianity Today—including Russell Moore and Mike Cosper’s Promised Land podcast—and ask hard questions about journalistic balance, Palestinian Christian voices, and how media narratives shape the Church’s moral imagination. We name what was helpful, where framing felt one-sided, and why “both-sides” claims ring hollow when one side rarely speaks for itself. This isn’t about scoring tribal points; it’s about Christian discernment. Together we explore the difference between explaining and excusing evil, why followers of Jesus should resist dehumanizing stereotypes, and how biblical justice, truth-telling, and peacemaking call us to listen carefully—especially to brothers and sisters in Christ in the region. If you care about Bible-informed ethics in a noisy media moment, this episode will help you slow down and think theologically. About Disciple Dojo Disciple Dojo equips followers of Jesus with approachable, biblically grounded teaching—connecting Bible study, theology, and everyday Christian discipleship to real-world issues. Our aim: read Scripture faithfully, think clearly, love our neighbors well, and keep training to be like Jesus. Call to Action If this helped you, please subscribe, like, and comment (charitably!) with your questions or pushbacks. Share it with a friend who values thoughtful biblical interpretation and Christian ethics, and explore more resources on our website and podcast. Keep training. 🥋 The full episode is available at: https://youtu.be/rmJJ-sMBmik Being Christian After the Desolation of Gaza is available at: https://www.amazon.ca/Being-Christian-After-Desolation-Gaza/dp/B0FMPF3HRQ/ You can read (and hopefully sign!) the Church at the Crossroads declaration at: https://churchatthecrossroads.com/declaration/ Other organizations and resources for those seeking to learn more about Christians in the Middle East: Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East - https://www.neme.network/ Christian Zionism - https://www.christianzionism.org/ Church at the Crossroads - https://www.churchatthecrossroads.com Churches for Middle East Peace - https://cmep.org/ DetermineTruth Ministries - https://www.determinetruth.com/ Across the Divide podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/5PrVCyafdQdh8Jpz5gZNyR?si=10cc81c0f3654e0c Bethlehem Bible College - https://bethbc.edu/ Christ at the Checkpoint - https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristatTheCheckpoint Musalaha - https://musalaha.org/ ***Disciple Dojo shirts and other gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ***Become a monthly Dojo Donor and help keep us going! - https://www.discipledojo.org/donate ***Dojo Donor Patches: If you are a monthly donor and would like an iron-on DiscipleDojo patch, supplies are limited so message JM directly via the contact page at https://www.discipledojo.org/contact ***If you are an unmarried Christian looking for community, check out our Facebook group “The Grownup’s Table” over at www.facebook.com/groups/grownupstable ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet