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I’m Back (I Think)

Posted in Peace on December 19, 2011 | 5 Comments »

It has been a very long time since I posted. In fact, I wasn’t sure if I would post again. Getting out of the blogging habit has made it really hard to start up again. I’m not even sure if there are still any readers left! Many of you know that we live in Syria. I [...]

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Lack Peace of Mind? Pray!

Posted in God, Peace, Prayer on March 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

From The Works of God: D.A. Carson, on God and prayer in the midst of suffering: The degree of our peace of mind is tied to our prayer life (Phil. 4:6-7). This is not because prayer is psychologically soothing, but because we address a prayer-answering God, a personal God, a responding God, a sovereign God [...]

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Perfect Peace

Posted in Peace on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. – Isaiah 26:3 Beautiful truth. Comforting promise. Challenging charge. Steadfast hope.

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Similarities and Differences

Posted in Christians, Contentious Issues, Jesus Christ, Muslims, Peace, Theology on January 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »

There are many similarities between Muslims and Christians. In fact, as a follower of Jesus the Messiah, when I am with Muslims I often feel more comfortable than when I am with Americans or other Westerners. My values are much closer to an average Muslim than to a secular Westerner. We especially noticed this several [...]

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A Meetup Group for Christians and Muslims

Posted in Christians, Muslims, Peace, Understanding on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From Unity: Bismillah. Received today from rom Imtiaz Wajih: — I am a 49 year old Muslim living in London. I thought it might be a good idea to set up a Meetup group to focus on the shared ground between Christians and Muslims. We would be delighted if you could join us (even if [...]

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Following Jesus in a Land of Conflict

Posted in Arabs, Christians, Contentious Issues, Jews, Peace on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Day of Discovery has a very interesting program with a discussion between Nizar Touma, a born again Christian Arab (this is how he described himself), and Avner Boskey, a Jewish Messianic follower of Jesus. Both of them are Israeli citizens. While I don’t fully agree with all of what they say the Bible teaches regarding [...]

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My 214th Post

Posted in Jesus Christ, Peace, Understanding on September 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It may seem a bit arbitrary to highlight my 214th post, but it isn’t. Since I missed my own year anniversary I thought I would use a milestone to look back on my blog a bit and the number 214 stood out to me because of Ephesians 2:14. Speaking of Jesus Christ it says, “For [...]

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Visual Peacemakers

Posted in Peace on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I recently was pointed to The International Guild of Visual Peacemakers. It is a guild of cultural photographers who seek to use their skills to promote greater understanding among different peoples of the world. Here is how they describe their purpose: We are devoted to peacemaking & breaking down stereotypes by displaying the beauty of [...]

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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Posted in Books, Peace on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I’m thankful for the way Justin Taylor points people to good resources. The following post was so helpful with so many resources that I decided to repost it in its entirety. From Justin’s blog: I would recommend that every church at least be familiar with Peacemaker Ministries and the resources that they offer. I recently had [...]

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Peace – the Main Mark of the New Creation

Posted in Bible, Peace on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Peace was to be the main mark of the expected new creation that was foreseen by the Old Testament prophets. Isaiah’s well-known prophecy of the new heavens and earth include the image of antagonistic animals of the old creation lying peacefully with one another (Is. 65:17-25; see also Is. 11:6-9). The point of Isaiah’s depiction [...]

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