Is the Quran or Bible the Word of God? Emails from Muslims to a Christian
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Mark Durie: Understanding Islam
Lecture by Mark Durie on the topic: Understanding Islam. Dr. Durie is Vicar of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Caulfield in Melbourne and a human rights activist.
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William Lane Craig is a great Christian debater and I benefitted from the following interview. My problem? William Lane Craig wrongly asserts that the Quran says Abraham offered up Isaac. The Quran does not explicitly say who Abraham offered (Quran 37:100-108), and early Quranic interpreters were divided as to whether it was Isaac and Ishmael.
Read the rest of the post...Islam A to Z by James White
Two lectures James White gave: Islam A to Z. Dr. White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization.
Read the rest of the post...The Gospel in Four Minutes
Sketching the Gospel while explaining how God “wrote Himself into history” Here is a great four minute overview of the Gospel. I had never before considered God “writing Himself into history” – what a beautiful way of explaining God’s imminence and the necessity of the Incarnation. This also presents a strong contrast with Islam wherein [...]
Read the rest of the post...WordPress Multilingual Help Needed
Needed: Bengali Translator, Mandarin Translator, Persian Translator, French Translator; etc. Last week, I mentioned my need for translators: English to Arabic Translator English to Bengali Translator English to Turkish Translator English to Hindi Translator English to Indonesian Translator English to Urdu Translator English to Malay Translator English to Mandarin Translator English to French Translator WordPress Language [...]
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I am looking for help translating portions of this website into different languages.
Read the rest of the post...Would you like to learn more about becoming a Christian?
Two Ways to Live gives an easy to understand presentation of the Christian message – “a message from the Bible about God and his son, Jesus. It is about life and death, and the choice we all face.” Visit Two Ways to Live. Do you know of other websites that present the Gospel in a way [...]
Read the rest of the post...The latest edition of Operation World
The latest 2010 edition of Operation World is scheduled to be released today. Included in the updated and revised 7th edition: • All the countries of the world featured • Maps of each country • Geographic information • People groups within each country • Economic information • Political information • Religious make-up of each country [...]
Read the rest of the post...Tales of Persia
For devotions, our family has been reading, Tales of Persia by William Miller (1892-1993). Miller served as a missionary in Persia until 1962. The chapter “Everything You Need for the Journey” is worth the price of the book. Miller presents the Gospel to an initially unfriendly Muslim along the border of Afghanistan . He explains to [...]
Read the rest of the post...We could both be wrong about God: Jesus?
It is important to listen to Muslims and why they do not believe in the Jesus of the Bible. Here is a dialogue in which a Muslim says he hasn’t seen historical evidence for the Christian belief in Jesus: 1:30-1:40 “I genuinely am skeptical that Jesus would want me to believe in Him in that [...]
Read the rest of the post...Would you like to learn more about Christianity?
Would you like to learn more about Christianity? The following is from thestoryofjesus.org: The Story of Jesus is the greatest story ever told. It is the true story of Jesus’ life and death, what he did and what he taught. It is a story that calls us to respond to the question, “Who is Jesus?” [...]
Read the rest of the post...Encyclopaedia of the Quran
Finding English language resources on the Qur’an that are accurate is not always an easy task. One of the best academic resources available in the English speaking world is the Encyclopaedia of the Quran. It is available in hardcover, but I recommend the CD Rom edition: Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an Do you [...]
Read the rest of the post...Jailbreak!
Sunday (a.k.a. the Christian Sabbath; Lord’s Day) is time God gives us for a more extended focus on prayer. A book that I have found helpful in my praying for Muslims is Jailbreak! by my friend F.J. Farrokh. Farrokh gives many helpful prayer points such as: Prayer Christian, please intercede for Muslims. Pray that they [...]
Read the rest of the post...Are you an ostrich or a song bird?
Learning more about your faith does not involve insulating yourself with others who believe the same as you do. Nor does it involve building walls to keep others out. Learning more about your own faith involves talking with others who don’t agree with you. It is fear that leads us to insulate and isolate ourselves from [...]
Read the rest of the post...Would you like to learn more about following Jesus?
Would you like to learn more about following Jesus? How about learning from a seminary professor? I recently found a free online course taught by Dr. Bill Mounce—formerly a professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and now President of BiblicalTraining.org. Here is the course outline: 1. Conversion Looking back over your conversion experience. It’s always [...]
Read the rest of the post...Operation World: Prayer Guide for the World
Christianity Today has a great piece on the latest edition of Operation World: The World’s Prayer Guide The latest edition of ‘Operation World’ spotlights a shifting global church. Interview by Stan Guthrie Operation World might just be one of the most popular and influential evangelical books you’ve never read. Since 1974, the daily, country-by-country prayer [...]
Read the rest of the post...A Prayer for Muslims
Sunday (a.k.a. the Christian Sabbath; Lord’s Day) is time God gives us for a more extended focus on prayer. I greatly appreciated the following prayer I found at Fellowship of Faith for Muslims: Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, our thanks and praise to You that You desire all people to be saved and come to [...]
Read the rest of the post...Do you speak Arabic?
I’ve recently added an Arabic section to the website. I don’t speak Arabic and need somebody’s help reading it over. If you speak Arabic, would you please help out by reading it over and send me your comments and suggestions? I would be most appreciative.
Read the rest of the post...Pre-order the latest edition of Operation World
The latest 2010 edition of Operation World can now be pre-ordered from Amazon.com Included in the updated and revised 7th edition: • All the countries of the world featured • Maps of each country • Geographic information • People groups within each country • Economic information • Political information • Religious make-up of each country [...]
Read the rest of the post...Encyclopaedia Of Islam
Finding English language resources on Islam that are accurate is not always an easy task. One of the best scholarly resources is the Encyclopaedia Of Islam. It is available in hardcover or CD Rom Do you have any favorite resources for learning more about Islam? If so, please share them in the comment section below.
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