This post from Eric Johnson at the Desiring God blog is another great reminder that we actually have to interact with our neighbors if we are to obey Jesus Christ’s command to love our neighbors as ourselves. After a triple homicide at a local grocery market he says, “A colleague and I went to the [...]
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Love Your Neighbor: Buy a Coke
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Wearing the Veil in America
Posted in Muslims, Understanding on December 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It is hard to not have stereotypes, but it certainly is important to try. Some Americans feel fear when they see Muslim women who wear the veil. Others feel pity. Others feel anger at the suppression of her rights. Husna Haq explains why you shouldn’t feel any of those for her. She writes: I knew [...]
Oh My God
Posted in Knowing God, Religion, Understanding, World on December 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve only seen the trailer, but I hope I will be able to see the movie. The premise of the movie is simply someone going to 23 different countries asking the question, “What is God?” Hugh Jackman is in the video and states that if you put a bunch of religious leaders (Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, [...]
A rabbi, a pastor, and a sheikh walk into a restaurant . . .
Posted in Understanding on November 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This is a great story of friendship between people of different faiths. I especially appreciate this paragraph: The three say they became close not by avoiding or glossing over their conflicts, but by running straight at them. They put everything on the table: the verses they found offensive in one another’s holy books, anti-Semitism, violence [...]
Contentious Issues
Posted in Contentious Issues, Disagreements, Understanding on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There are many things that Muslims and Christians disagree about. Much of this is owing to the simple fact that we believe different things. But some of the controversy also stems from not fully understanding one another. Perhaps periodic posts on such contentious issues would help us understand one another so that if we do [...]
Who Speaks for Islam?
Posted in Islam, Understanding on October 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Link TV is presenting a new series called “Who Speaks for Islam?” hosted by Ray Suarez. You can watch the first episode, “What a Billion Muslims Really Think,” tonight on Link TV or online. The second episode, “Muslims on Screen,” will be aired November 1st and posted online (you can watch a preview now). HT: [...]
Love Your Neighbor
Posted in Understanding on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How many Christians think they understand Islam? How many of them even know a Muslim? How many Muslims think they understand Christianity? How many of them know Christians? My friend Hakim was a Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota. He noticed that some of the students in the Muslim Student Association were speaking negatively [...]
Free E-book on Islamic View of the Prophets
Posted in Books, Islam, Understanding on September 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Stories of the Prophets is a free book that describes some of the Islamic prophets (most of whom are also biblical prophets). I am eager to read it so that I can learn more about how Muslims understand the prophets we both hold in common. Islam Future has a list of the prophets who are [...]
The Difficulty of Words
Posted in Understanding on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Because we talk so much we like to think that others listen. Not only do we think they listen; we tend to assume they understand. But words can be notoriously slippery. Carl Medearis has written a short post about the need to be careful with our words so that our hearers actually hear and understand [...]
Ramadan Is More than Fasting
Posted in Islam, Understanding on September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Tamim Saidi has been a big help to me and many others as we have learned about Islam. For three years I took the INSIGHT class from our church to Abukhadra Masjid (a Mosque in Columbia Heights, MN) where Tamim worships. They graciously welcomed us during the Friday service and then Tamim patiently answered many [...]
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