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Christian Muslim Forum

Posted in Christians, Muslims, Understanding on July 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I originally posted this last month, but for some reason I am getting lots of spam comments from it so I deleted the original post and am reposting it in the hopes that the spam will stop. I read about a men’s retreat for Muslims and Christians that looked at the life of Abraham in the [...]

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Free “Discover Islam” Web Book

Posted in Books, Islam, Understanding on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Discover Islam is offering a free web book DVD with audios, videos and e-books. Muslims and non-Muslim will find the information in this DVD to be comprehensive and enlightening.  This Web Book DVD will serve as the perfect resource for those in search of information on Islam or just need to expand your knowledge. Related [...]

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Governor David Beasley Learns that Jesus Is in the Qur’an

Posted in Jesus Christ, Qur'an, Understanding on June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a short video with Governor David Beasley sharing his experience of finding common ground with a Muslim friend from Yemen. Unbeknownst to him, Jesus is in the Qur’an. I really appreciate his humility by confessing that he didn’t know something and by learning about Islam from a Muslim. HT: Carl Medearis

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A Hexalogue?

Posted in Religion, Understanding on June 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »

A few months ago I asked if anyone was up for a trialogue. How about a hexalogue? Six people from six different religions (yes, I do consider Mormonism and Christian Science to be distinct religions from Christianity) answered the question, “Who is Jesus?” I think these kind of dialogues are very helpful because it helps [...]

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I Missed My Own Anniversary

Posted in Peace, Understanding on June 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »

No, I didn’t miss my wedding anniversary. Kellie and I celebrated 12 years of marriage Sunday. My gift to her was 12 lists of 12 things that remind me of her and 12 hours of prayer for her and our marriage. I had the idea of the 12 hours of prayer a little more than [...]

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Goat farming, with an Islamic touch

Posted in Muslims, Understanding on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Similar to the kosher diet of Jews, Muslims also have strict dietary laws about what they can and cannot eat. Meat must be halal and this means that when it is slaughtered it must be killed in the name of Allah. It is easy to find halal meat in the Middle East. In the US [...]

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I Hate This Too

Posted in Christians, Fear, Muslims, Understanding on April 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »

A church in St Cloud, MN recently put an ad in the paper highlighting the dangers of Islam in America (click on the ad to read the whole thing). I think they misrepresent Jesus Christ in two major ways. First, they appeal to our fears by making gross misstatements about Muslims. They say, “How do [...]

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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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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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What’s in a Name?

Posted in Understanding on February 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »

As one whose name means “Warrior”, I take offense that a German orthodontist refused to treat a 16 year old boy because his name is Jihad (plus I have a good friend with this name). HT: Talk Islam

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