I’ve been praying this a lot lately for myself and my family: May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. – Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with how much power? All power. According to whose might? God’s might. What kind of might? Glorious might. For how [...]
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Strengthen Me, O Lord
Posted in Bible, Prayer on March 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Books of the Bible and Surahs of the Qur’an
Posted in Bible, Qur'an on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On youtube I noticed a song listing the 66 books of the Bible. Then I searched to see if there was something similar for the 114 Surahs of the Qur’an. For those of you who would like to learn them in order, here you go:
Rest: The Meaning of Noah – Part 3
Posted in Bible on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of the most important passages in the Bible on rest comes in Hebrews. Quoting from the Zabur (Psalm 95:7-11), we read, “7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ‘Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, 9 where [...]
Rest: The Meaning of Noah – Part 2
Posted in Bible, Jesus Christ on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In part 1 we looked at the Tawrat and saw that God offers us rest, that is, he offers us peace and safety so that we are free to worship him and enjoy him alone. In this post we will see how God offers this rest as revealed by Jesus Christ in the Injil. Saydna [...]
Rest: the Meaning of Noah – Part 1
Posted in Bible, Worship on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I mentioned before that our son Noah is named after the prophet Noah. One of the reason’s we gave him this name is that it means “rest” and that is what we are praying he (and we) will receive from God. Rest is a rich biblical theme throughout the Bible. In this post we will [...]
The Way of Holiness – the Straight Path
Posted in Bible, Knowing God, Qur'an on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Everyday Muslims pray that Allah would guide them on the straight path. Verse 6 of the opening Surah of the Qur’an says: “Guide us to the straight path” This is a good prayer. I was thinking about it today when I read Isaiah 35: 8 And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the [...]
The Prophet Noah
Posted in Bible, God, Knowing God, Prayer on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Because we named our new son after the prophet Noah, I have spent some time reading the story of Noah and thinking about ways I can be praying for our son from the things I see in his life. As I have read the prophet Noah’s story (in the Bible it is found in Genesis [...]
The Prophets’ Story
Posted in Bible, God, Jesus Christ on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The following video is a great telling of the story of the prophets leading up to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary.
Muslims Block Bible-Burning in South Africa
Posted in Bible, Muslims on September 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Muslim Group Gets Court Order Against Fellow Muslim A judge in Johannesburg, South Africa, has blocked a plan by a Muslim to burn Bibles on the anniversary of Sept. 11. An Islamic intellectual organization, Scholars of the Truth, had sought the order. It bans the burning of any holy books. “I’m very pleased the judge [...]
Tweeting the Bible
Posted in Bible on August 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ll admit that I am not a fan of Twitter. I don’t tweet and I have no plans to do it. Honestly, I suspect that for 98% of those tweeting it is an egotistical waste of time. (Sorry to my readers and friends who tweet! I’m sure you’re all in the other 2% ) Yet, [...]
