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Archive for January, 2010

Thanks for the Religion

Posted in Christians, Making God known on January 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »

As a freshman clarinetist in the marching band (I was an aspiring jazz saxophonist and wanted to improve my clarinet chops) I saw everyone of Kurt Warner’s games his senior year at the University of Northern Iowa. It was fun watching him over his NFL career and hearing his story retold and retold (he was [...]

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Peace-loving Truth

Posted in Life, Truth on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Tim Tebow and his mom are doing a pro-life commercial that will be aired during the Super Bow. Apparently many pro-choice groups are upset about this and want CBS to refuse to air it. There is much that can be said about the contradiction of those who are for choice, but don’t want people to [...]

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How to Approach the Bible

Posted in Bible on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »

A few years ago I taught a course on systematic theology at our church. One of the things I gave the students on the first night was a list of verses from Psalm 119 (the Zabur) that speak about our heart and attitude when we study the Bible. Since I posted about how Muslims are [...]

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How to Approach the Qur’an

Posted in Islam, Qur'an, Understanding on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is an interesting post that gives Muslims instructions on why the Qur’an should be more central in their lives and how they are to approach it. Since the Qur’an is so central to Islam and to the lives of Muslims, it is helpful for non-Muslims to better understand it. I encourage you to read [...]

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Love Your Neighbor: Buy a Coke

Posted in Understanding on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This post from Eric Johnson at the Desiring God blog is another great reminder that we actually have to interact with our neighbors if we are to obey Jesus Christ’s command to love our neighbors as ourselves. After a triple homicide at a local grocery market he says, “A colleague and I went to the [...]

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The Seven A’s of Confession

Posted in Peace, Repentance, Sin on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From Peacemakers Ministries: As God opens your eyes to see how you have sinned against others, he simultaneously offers you a way to find freedom from your past wrongs. It is called confession. Many people have never experienced this freedom because they have never learned how to confess their wrongs honestly and unconditionally. Instead, they [...]

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Peacemaking in Yemen

Posted in Arabs, Muslims, Peace on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

War and strife is common in Yemen. Revenge seems to be a way of life. Not only does almost everyone have a gun, most have three. So this story at Al Jazeera was really encouraging to see. Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Marwani is risking is life to bring peace to his people. He says in the [...]

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Does God Hate Haiti

Posted in God's Love, Sin, World on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Justin Taylor posted some helpful remarks from Albert Mohler on the tragedy in Haiti. Too often people are quick to assume that massive disasters like the earthquake in Haiti is a sign of God’s displeasure or that God has nothing to do with such things. Yes, such things are a sign of judgment, but Mohler [...]

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A Moderate Muslim’s Hero Fantasy

Posted in Muslims, Terrorism on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Eboo Patel writes: I’m not the world’s most physical guy, but I have a hero fantasy I play over and over in my head. I’m on a plane and a guy a few rows up starts to make some suspicious moves. In some dream sequences, he’s taking out a box cutter. Other times, he’s trying [...]

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Contentious Issues – War in Islam

Posted in Contentious Issues, Islam on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of the contentious issues Muslims deal with is the view that Islam is a religion of war and that it was spread mostly by the sword. This is a common perception among many. Whether non-Muslims agree with this perception or not, it is important that we listen to Muslims and hear what they say [...]

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