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Muslims sharing their faith is loving

Posted in Making God known on June 30, 2009 | 10 Comments »

If Muslims really believe Islam is the truth and they care at all about me they will tell me why I should be a Muslim. That is why I felt loved when I read this post from Suhaib Wahib. Was MJ a Muslim? Asalamu alaykum, Not sure. But I know one thing, my neighbors are [...]

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This made me love Muslims more

Posted in Understanding on June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

What about you? HT: Smiling in Syria – this a fun blog from an American teenager who has lived her whole life in the Middle East.

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Honor and Shame in the Psalms (Zabur), Part 3 – The Honor of Man

Posted in Honor/Shame on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When mankind was created, we were created in a position of honor. We were exalted over the rest of creation, for we alone were created in the image of God. We had a special position before God in which we were able to live in his presence, near to him in the Garden of Eden. [...]

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The Express: The Ernie Davis Story

Posted in Jesus Christ, Peace, Racism on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

My wife and I watched The Express: The Ernie Davis Story last night. It’s about Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy (given to the best player each year in college football). We all know America’s ugly history of racism, but it was shocking again to see it played out during [...]

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Our calling as parents

Posted in Knowing God, Parenting on June 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

There is no greater calling than being a parent. There is no weightier, more humbling or more fulfilling calling than being a parent. The Bible tells us plainly that we are to bring up our children “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). That is no small task. The significance of parenting [...]

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Honor and shame in the Psalms (Zabur), Part 2 – What are honor and shame?

Posted in Honor/Shame on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The question of how to define honor (or glory) and shame is difficult. They can mean many different things in different contexts. We can speak of the glory or honor of men (Psalm 4:2) or the glory of God (Psalm 24:10). Glory or honor is something that can be ascribed (Psalm 29:2) or something given [...]

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One label: Human

Posted in Islam, Peace on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was happy to read remarks given by Imam Benjamin Bilal at the Inter-Faith Peace Conference held June 7th at The Ahmadiyyah Community of Bait-uz-Zafar. He makes the same point as I did in my previous post – humanity is our common denominator. My concluding message is to Muslims all over the world: Let us [...]

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What movies are shaping your worldview?

Posted in Muslims, Understanding on June 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »

So many of us get our knoweldge of others through the media. We watch CNN or Al Jazeera and seem to believe that what we see is the whole truth. One espcially influential worldview shaper is movies. I remember one friend from the Middle East saying to me, “I want to marry an American.” “Why?” [...]

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Amen. We both want both.

Posted in Understanding on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Devout Muslims and faithful Christians alike seek an encounter with one another based on honesty, civility, and an uncompromised commitment to telling the truth both to one another and about one another. Timothy George in Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?

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Honor and Shame in the Psalms, Part 1

Posted in Honor/Shame on June 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The issues of honor and shame are significant in all cultures, but in some cultures it is much more prominent. This is true, I believe, of most Islamic cultures. In the future I hope to post more about honor/shame and other worldview paradigms, but for now I simply want to share some thoughts about honor [...]

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