I started reading Light Force: A Stirring Account of the Church Caught in the Middle East Crossfire, by Brother Andrew and Al Janssen. I read Secret Believers earlier last year, adored that wonderful text, and wanted to continue my engrossing studies into Christian interaction with Islam by reading through this one. I find myself walking [...]
The violence between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria continues to rage. But, to say this is a conflict between Christians and Muslims isn’t telling the whole story. Eddie Arthur of Wycliffe UK wrote a very astute observation in his recent post, “The Situation in Nigeria.” Certainly, religion plays a huge part in the situation, but [...]
I know this question will continue to rear it’s head throughout the 12 remaining weeks of the class on Islam I am leading. Many scholars and theologians have tackled the question, debating with Muslims either in print or in public. Many responses have been made and are freely accessible to anyone willing to search them [...]
But she pointed to him [Isa]. They said: How should we speak to one who was a child in the cradle? He said: Surely I am a servant of Allah; He has given me the Book and made me a prophet; And He has made me blessed wherever I may be, and He has enjoined [...]
First in a series of quotations from the Qur'an as I prep each week for the Sunday morning Islam classes.
"Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab wouldn't have to go to an al Qaeda camp in Yemen to learn how to hate. He had examples closer to home. Christians and Muslims have been killing each other in Nigeria for much of his lifetime."
I was engrossed in the latest post by James White, of Alpha and Omega Ministries and elder at Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church, How to Lose a War. The focal point of his article was the sad and disgusting event that recently occurred in Afghanistan where pashto and dari translations of the Bible were confiscated and [...]
The persecutors and executioners would press for them to convert or face death. Probably 99% of the time, a recantation or conversion garnered them freedom.Then you have quite the dilemma that I have to work through almost on a daily basis in my studies on Christian martyrdom and persecution. What do you do with the lapsi?
