Archive for March, 2010

Reconciliation: The choice of peacemakers

By Safi Kaskas & Friends January 20, 2010 Since 9/11Western and Muslim scholarship has characterized the political relationship between the Muslim world and the West as one full of tension and conflict. For evidence of this tension we need look no further than Barrack Obama’s recent speech at the heartland of Islamic scholarship, al-Azhar University in . . .

5 Things Christians can learn from Muslims

by Carl Medearis Much of my attitude over the years towards the Muslims I’ve met has been – let’s see how much I can teach you in the shortest amount of time possible. Only in the last few years have I been open to learning things from them. I’ve come to believe that it’s in . . .

Carl’s New Website and Good Samaritan Discussion

Carl and his team have been hard at work on his website, and have recently added a pretty cool feature–one you just can’t miss. Check out his site at http://www.carlmedearis.com/ and listen to Carl’s thoughts on the Good Samaritan. And a hint–hang out long enough to hear Carl’s whole speech…and then some. Enjoy! . . .

Allah is God. Round 2.

We got so much response from the last blog called “Is Allah God”, that I thought it was worth a second go-round. So here it is…. I was talking with a fairly well known Christian leader this week about this topic. His point was that there is NO WAY that the god of the Qur’an . . .

Is Allah God?

The answer: Yes! I mean, No. Well, okay, possibly. The problem with answering difficult questions is that the answers don’t fit on a bumper sticker. So, we have to fully engage our minds and hearts in answering a question like this. It’s like so many other questions I get – like: Do you think if . . .