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Passover Seder through Muslim Eyes

Posted in Jesus Christ, Peace, Understanding on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Zafar Siddiqui recently attended a passover meal at a synagogue in St Paul, MN. He wrote about his experience in the Star Tribune. In his piece for the Star Trib he quotes many texts from the Qur’an that also speak of Moses and how God worked through him to save his people. This is what [...]

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Christian Fear and Healthcare Reform

Posted in Contentious Issues, Fear on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »

This is exactly the kind of perspective we all need. From Justin Taylor: A timely word from Russell Moore, who asks: Is it a problem that some of us who are tranquil as still water about biblical doctrine and ecclesial mission are red-faced about Nancy Pelosi and the talking heads on MSNBC? Is it a [...]

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Happy Birthday Bach

Posted in Glory, Worship on March 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I love music (in college I initially was a music major and dreamed of playing jazz for a living). Having studying music theory I understand well the significance of Johann Sebastian Bach. No one person is more important in the history of western music than him. One of things I really appreciate about Bach is [...]

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Peacemaking Is Hard Work

Posted in Peace on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Note the verbs in the following verses from the New Testament. Then ask yourself how committed you truly are to making peace. So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. – Romans 14:19 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. [...]

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Scriptural Reasoning

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Religion, Understanding on March 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I recently found the website Scriptural Reasoning from Usama Hasan’s blog. It looks very interesting. It was started by some Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars who wanted to better understand one another’s faiths. So they began to meet together and read about different topics from their holy books. Now there are other small groups doing [...]

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Go in Peace

Posted in God's Love, Jesus Christ on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »

25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched [...]

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A Muslim’s Experience of the Qur’an

Posted in Muslims, Qur'an on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It is helpful for us to hear other people’s experiences with their religion. When we hear and see their emotions they become more than just a person of another faith. They become human. They become like us. So I thought it would be good to share this post from Muslim Matters. Ismail Kamdar shares about [...]

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