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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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Anyone Up for a Trialogue?

Posted in Christians, Jews, Muslims, Understanding on February 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »

I love the idea of a Christian, Jew and Muslim “Trialogue”. It was put together by Bob Roberts, pastor of Northwood Church in Keller, Texas. It worked like this: Members of the church and the mosque went to the Jewish worship service Friday night at Temple Shalom. Then they all went to the Muslim worship [...]

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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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