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Two Meals, Twenty Emails and Seven Resolutions

The best things happen over meals. We see this in the life of Christ. Most of his work took place on the street or over meals, not in religious meetings. My recent experience confirms this . . .

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 the . . .

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 and . . .

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 . . .

Conversion

Conversion is another one of those words that doesn’t always communicate what’s at the heart of the issue (like the word “Christianity” that some of us are discussing).  Let me ask three questions to get us started thinking about this: Do you have the power to “convert” people?  To anything…. If you don’t, who does? Do people respond well . . .

Yemen and Stopping the spread of Al Qaeda

April 1983, a scared 20 year old landed, all alone, in Sana Yemen – two days late because he had been “detained” by the police in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, so the man who was supposed to meet him, wasn’t there. That person was me.  I was there to help rebuild some Yemeni villages which had been . . .

Are You Afraid of Muslims?

Are you afraid of Muslims? Most are. For some good reasons too. The recent attempted bombing has made people nervous to fly again. Daily bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan. Ask yourself these question to determine your Fear Factor (be honest): When you see four Muslims walking toward you on a downtown street – maybe a man with a long beard and certain dress, or a woman with her head covered - what is your first emotion . . .